Sentence examples for it vies from inspiring English sources

MySpace already has an uphill battle on its hands as it vies to compete with Facebook, and it's no longer going to have that very lucrative revenue stream to lean on.

The reinvention of the pharmacist's role comes at a critical time for Walgreen, as it vies to keep its customer base.

It's a broad coalition, which is its main problem as it vies for power it has no leader, no single figure to coalesce around.

Launch counts NBC and Sony Music as two of its largest shareholders, and it vies for advertising with rivals for young eyeballs such as TV's Saturday Night Live and Rolling Stone magazine.

Launch counts NBC and Sony Music as two of its largest shareholders, and it vies for advertising with rivals for young eyeballs like Saturday Night Live and Rolling Stone.

Officials are particularly alarmed by America's attempts to strike a deal with Iran, with which it vies for power, over its nuclear programme.

Which means that, when ICANN shares its list of applied-for strings next week, you won't see it vying for.google or.oracle.

It vied with the Russians to dominate space.

In the Middle Ages it vied with Nantes as capital of the dukes of Brittany.

That made it the top issue everywhere except for two states along the Mexican border, Arizona and California, where it vied with illegal immigration as most important.

In the 19th century this was the hub of Montreal's rapidly expanding harbour, as it vied with New York and Boston to become the most important port in North America.