When he became old (in his late 30s, he is considered ancient by the standards of modern competitive cricket), so did we.
But Serge does have his principles ("People need to be killed, but not randomly"), and he's offended by the low standards of a competitive psychopath and outraged by the trashy press coverage of both the killings and the killer storms.
Chess may soon be eclipsed as the standard-bearer of competitive I.Q.
I sympathise with students who want to become teachers now, as the standard of the competitive examination has increased considerably.
It concerns the latest musical stylings of Lily Allen - a forthcoming album rather optimistically titled It's Not Me, It's You - and may well be the year's most hilariously stupid document, even by the standards of the famously competitive public relations industry.
In this study, we first investigated the methods 1) to fully extract and determine the amount of total RNAs, 2) to competitively amplify target gene fragment from genomic and complementary DNAs, and 3) to measure internal standards for the calibration of competitive PCR data.
The 2.45 GHz ISM band is well known to host lots of competitive radio standards.
Younger reporters, she said, are "earning our place" on "60 Minutes," a famously cutthroat environment even by the competitive standards of newsrooms.
By the competitive standards of major law firms, LeBoeuf was a pleasant place to work, but, in terms of profits per partner, it ranked among the lowest of the major firms headquartered in New York.
Shive went on to explain: "Since we cannot predict the duration of the downturn, we're responding with an intense focus on cost reductions while ensuring the journalistic standards and competitive positions of our operating companies remain intact.
