Sentence examples for extravagant competition from inspiring English sources

Beakers carved of rhinoceros horn credited with aphrodisiac properties in Chinese tradition triggered extravagant competition.

Andrew Halls, head of the independent King's College School in south-west London, complained this week of the "distasteful competition" for "ludicrously extravagant facilities", which he described as an "arms race".

The competition is pretty extravagant, there are foraged berry pies, sculptural pies in the shape of an octopus specifically, chocolate tarts (do they even count as pie? thats like competing in the Tour de France in a car).

Unlike some architecture competitions, which produce extravagant designs that prove too expensive to build, this one was designed to lead directly to a workable scheme.

However, Ian Watson's young side are fast crafting a reputation as one of the most extravagant and eye-catching sides in the competition.

And though it has been doing an extravagant business ever since, it now faces competition from newer lounges and bars with names like Ava, Cocoon and Spy.

Canadian DJ Deadmau5 – who performs wearing a giant mouse's head, amid digital graphics – has new competition when it comes to the extravagant presentation of live dance music.

Competition was very intense for this lucrative market and the claimed benefits became ever more extravagant.

The samba group in Rio de Janeiro that disturbed child-welfare advocates by choosing a 7-year-old as its drum corps queen in an annual carnival competition -- a role normally reserved for sultry models and actresses -- placed last in the extravagant parade competition and will be demoted to the minor leagues next year.

Rarely extravagant.

Nothing extravagant.