Sentence examples for rival interests from inspiring English sources

Not all the leaks are part of deep clashes between rival interests.

For years Elizabeth had cannily played a complex diplomatic game with the rival interests of France and Spain, a game comparable to her domestic manipulation of rival factions.

But the novelty of rival interests clashing in a body that is freely elected (though not free to form political parties) appears to have done little to inspire.

The study examines the contest between rival interests following the Treasury's decision to explore the potential of "the mercantile system of double entry" bookkeeping as the basis for recording and reporting the financial affairs of British central government.

Instead, danger looms for deepening tensions in hot spots such as Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen countries where the United States and Iran have rival interests.

Over the decades, rival interests — the government's legitimate responsibility to keep some things secret, the press's constitutional freedom to ferret out information and report it — have coexisted through informal understandings.

External analysis of Walcott's form was bound to be considerable given the money Arsenal paid, rival interest from Chelsea and Liverpool, and his sudden exposure with England.

Meanwhile, Everton are close to completing the signing of the Aston Villa midfielder Idrissa Gueye, despite rival interest, according to the Championship club's manager, Roberto Di Matteo.

Liverpool have attempted to ward off rival interest by offering Jovanovic a free transfer and personal terms of about £10m over three years.

Countries with dysfunctional economies tend to have dysfunctional political systems, in which radical groups look for someone to blame and rival interest groups fight over the spoils.

Jim Shaw, president of the Irish Football Association, has said Northern Ireland are braced for rival interest in their manager, Michael O'Neill, after the European Championship.