Sentence examples for historical rivalry from inspiring English sources

In short, it will all be about the innate historical rivalry between Australia and its former colonial master.

I know this is an historical rivalry and all, but I don't need ABC to antique the broadcast.

And the Police Department and Fire Department must drop their historical rivalry and start to cooperate and share information.

In that regard, what is in prospect is just a resumption of a natural historical rivalry that has lasted a thousand years or more.

But a historical rivalry between Tokyo and the city of Osaka led the two areas to develop grids using different frequencies — Osaka's is 60 cycles and Tokyo's is 50 cycles — so sharing is inefficient.

Letters are welcome via e-mail to [email protected] v CambridgeThe picture you used of a victorious Cambridge crew in the annual boat race did not reflect all aspects of its historical rivalry with Oxford ("Trailing in its wake", January 17th).

Thus, historical rivalries have bred modern-day relations.

Historical rivalries, vendettas, and weapons are widespread among Libya's tribesmen, which suggest that tribal warfare in the post-Gaddafi era is likely.

Such ideological opposites might be expected to focus on historical rivalries between their countries, which were at the edge of war as recently as the late 1980s.

And this is tricky -- just like assigning booths on the plaza is tricky, dealing with 100 tribes, many of whom have historical rivalries.

But its neighbors' fears are often visceral, rooted in historical rivalries as well as current threats to jobs and influence, and they are often expressed with a tinge of bitterness.