Given the competition around right now, I cannot think of a soprano who could sing any better this demanding role, which requires luscious legato phrasing, a powerful top range and stamina.
With our suits hemmed and altered, the waist cinched in by a painfully sympathetic tailor, we give the same appearance, in a mirror at least, with no comparison (I almost wrote "no competition") around, of being about the same as anyone else.
"There's not much competition around here," he said.
People raised their level of competition around him.
I know there is a lot of competition around from highly qualified international candidates.
Initially FNQ Heat played community football against the established clubs, as well as elite NPL competition around the state.
It's not competition around what matters to patients - whether they live or die, get better quickly, or stay healthy longer.
While Arsenal appear to be the new Premier League title favourites, it must be said that the competition around them isn't quite what it used to be.
The world needs friendly competition around which to gather; at the same time football's diversity of styles is a welcome demonstration that globalisation need not mean homogenisation.
For another, funds raised during a recession tend to outperform those created during booms, perhaps because there is less competition around for portfolio companies.
"The FA Cup is already a much-loved competition around the world and we look forward to building on that passion with Budweiser.
