Sentence examples for rivalry for supremacy from inspiring English sources

During the 19th century, this part of Asia was considered crucial because it sat between Russia and India, Britain's most valuable colony, becoming a focal point in the British and Russian rivalry for supremacy in Central Asia.

The Rwandans also argue that they are acting to protect their national security; many of their countrymen are still under threat, they say, from Congo-based exiles who took part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.The battle for Kisangani has become part of a wider rivalry for regional supremacy.

They, along with countrymen Mario Cipollini and Baden Cooke, had had a back-and-forth rivalry for sprinting supremacy that had gone back several years but had been stunted in 2006 when Petacchi missed most of the season, including all but the first three stages of the Giro, due to a fractured kneecap sustained from a crash.

Even as the two battled for supremacy at the SXSW conference this year, both sides downplayed the rivalry.

These improvements are part of Intel's battle with Cambridge-based chip designers ARM for supremacy in the post-PC market – that is to say, the rivalry over who will supply chips for mobile devices including tablets and laptops.

The issues of Nationalist-communist rivalry for the leadership of the united front are related to the continuing struggle for supremacy within the CCP, for Mao's two chief rivals Wang Ming, who had just returned from a long stay in Moscow, and Zhang Guotao, who had at first refused to accept Mao's political and military leadership were both accused of excessive slavishness toward the Nationalists.

Stop at Nothing, the latest demolition of seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong, is showing, as is Slaying the Badger, which follows the rivalry between French Bernard Hinault the American Greg LeMond, two cycling champions who found themselves battling for supremacy on the same team.

Several different standards are vying for supremacy.

The battle for supremacy has started.

No battles for supremacy in the kitchen?

Two steamed puddings vie for supremacy.