Sentence examples for geographical rivalry from inspiring English sources

"It's important to remember how remarkably this geographical rivalry has been preserved for generations," Langill noted.

The University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech are separated by only 233 mile by road, and no major university lies between the two, creating an intense geographical rivalry in that region of the Appalachian Mountains.

Thailand's sense of nationhood has been shaken by political and geographical rivalries as well as by the fading health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 81, who has been the country's unifying force and moral core.

That source of legitimacy highlights the important part they continue to play in balancing complex religious, tribal, and geographical rivalries in the region.

A geographical and meritocratic rivalry has grown and on Thursday evening in the Estadio Monumental a new chapter will be written.

Because of geographical proximity, minor rivalries exist with Trelleborgs FF and Landskrona BoIS, which are both also located in Scania.

The number of so-called rivalry games between geographical opponents like the Mets and the Yankees, the Chicago Cubs and the White Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Angels, has also been reduced to four from six and moved to weekdays from weekends, when it is easier to fill the ballpark.

But in boys' volleyball the rivalry is a purely geographical based one as the Indians are a divisional powerhouse and the Bulldog program is in just its second year after being revived as a varsity program.

Back then rivalries based on stark geographical lines were much more intense and the true legends of the game still roamed the diamond.

Unlike other rivalries, there is no political, geographical or religious split between Liverpool and Everton.

The rivalry with IFK Malmö is both geographical and historical.