So if you live in the Rockies or the Alps, the XF is now a solid rival to the Germanic offerings from BMW, Audi and Mercedes.
Not with the Diamondbacks now a solid rival of the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in a West Division that has had three winners in the past four seasons: the Padres in 1998, the Giants in 2000 and the Diamondbacks in 1999 and this year.
Both horses were favored in their Belmonts, but neither were necessarily a dominating presence, escaping the first two rounds of the Triple Crown with narrow victories over solid rivals.
Automakers that cannot afford to develop vehicles with cleaner engines, better performance on the road and improved safety features risk being shut out of the European, United States and Japanese markets, either by regulation or by competition from cars designed by more financially solid rivals.
"Fair and balanced" Fox News Channel (host to Forbes on Fox) defied critics with solid lead over rival CNN.
The Samsung Innov8 is a good, solid cellphone that rivals the N95 in features and quality.
Stephen Eastepp, Dynamo Theory, Houston: Last week, Houston managed to get a solid point against Eastern Conference rival Sporting Kansas City.
But reformation eliminates the need to supply the cell with pure hydrogen, making the whole process cheaper.A rival to PEMs is the solid-oxide fuel cell.
Chisora came on strong in the seventh, backing up his rival with some solid shots, only for Klitschko to land with perhaps his best shot of the fight, a barnstorming overhand right that appeared to make Chisora buckle.
With their rivals more solid, Mr. Moynihan and Mr. Corbat are under even more pressure to perform.
Its rival, the solid-feeling Coolpix 4500, to be available in July, practically has "Serious Photography" stamped on its forehead.
