There is no evidence that they met, but Spencer knew who Wilde was and recognized a rival in the coming culture wars between science and art.
But for the second time in four days, the Democrats running for governor held a televised debate yesterday and the candidate recognized by his rivals as the leader, Peter F. Vallone, emerged largely unscathed.
After the Communists forced Mihai to abdicate in 1947, Paul's father, Carol Mircea, persuaded courts in Portugal and France to recognize his rival claim, but those decisions are meaningless unless ratified in Romania.
Scheller recognizes that rival firms have similar ambitions and capabilities.
In the immediate wake of the coup, paranoid that Fiji would move to recognize diplomatic rival Taiwan, China stepped in with promises of over $150 million in aid.
Mario, the mustached Italian plumber he created almost 30 years ago, has become by some measures the planet's most recognized fictional character, rivaled only by Mickey Mouse.
The U.N. envoy for Yemen has announced that the country's internationally recognized government and rival Houthi Shiite rebels have agreed to attend talks aimed at ending their three-year war, which has created the globe's worst humanitarian crisis by pushing the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.
His rivals then recognized his half sister, Isabella (the future Isabella I), who, without Henry's knowledge or consent, married the heir to the throne of Aragon, Ferdinand (the future Ferdinand II).
Libya is an active combat zone, with hostilities between the internationally recognized government and its rivals.
Burr's bitterest enemy was Hamilton, who recognized Burr as a rival to his own political power in the state.
It is impossible to know for sure if the group sided with Mr. Gbagbo because he is a Christian; his rival, Alassane Ouattara, recognized internationally as the winner of last year's presidential election, is a Muslim.
