It's a brilliant depiction of sisterly relationships and rivalry, pressures at school, and dealing with growing up.
It also remains to be seen how those friendships survive the friendly, but pointed, rivalry and pressure that came from competing for their country rather than their sponsored teams.
Backstage rivalries and pressures are described, sometimes with surprising eloquence.
But in Europe the international rivalry has put pressure on the railroads to improve service -- German pride required a high-speed train to match the French TGV.
The show features various references to pop culture and common themes, such as sibling rivalry and peer pressure, from a fly's point of view.
The first part of his bet is that he can persuade the Legislature, which is split by regional rivalries and under pressure from competing gambling interests, to place a referendum on the ballot authorizing such casinos.
They reckon that the pressure of rivalry is most beneficial in democratic countries.
At the team level, the pressure from rivalry may even reduce individual members' incentive to free ride (Erev et al. 1993).
McEnroe, who won seven slam titles but lost in his only French final, knows all about rivalries and how the pressure can build at the top of the game, having played so many great matches against Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, as well as Ivan Lendl.
A common Malaysian identity is an illusion that continues to be pursued amid endless religious, social, and economic differences, fanned by political rivalries and racial pressures.
