Sentence examples for which vies from inspiring English sources

While Goodwin is disgraced, Botín, 75, is still at the helm of Santander, which vies to be Europe's largest bank along with HSBC.

Schaffner's first big commercial success was Planet of the Apes, which vies with Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey for the best science-fiction movie of 1968.

The change may make it easier for Baer, which vies with larger banks like UBS and the Credit Suisse Group for wealthy clients, to merge with a competitor.

But its credibility is not enhanced by the antics of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's planning body, which vies with the central bank for influence.

The network of websites, which vies with the New York Times digital network for the title of most popular global newspaper, reported an 8% month-on-month rise in monthly unique browsers to 105,720,020 in August.

The group, which vies with Sainsbury's to be Britain's second-biggest supermarket, said its rethink was in part driven by the need to combat discount rivals, led by the German low-cost operators Aldi and Lidl.

Today stars construct their careers around the slams, picking and choosing among other tour events, which vie for their participation, creating a delicate and complicated ecosystem.

Guerrillas from the loosely affiliated Free Syrian Army launched major assaults in both cities via sympathetic, anti-regime neighborhoods in the two cities, which vie for the title of the oldest urban centers on earth.

Impressions of Russia; In the early week of 1918, Sergent Clutterbuck was a transiet casual at St. Aignan which vied with Brest for the distinction of being considered the sink-hole of the A.E.F.

By Alexander Woollcott The New Yorker, December 31 , 1932P. 30 Impressions of Russia; In the early week of 1918, Sergent Clutterbuck was a transiet casual at St. Aignan which vied with Brest for the distinction of being considered the sink-hole of the A.E.F.

An Australian lender that co-invested with Merrill has reportedly already had to slash the value of its CDOs to ten cents on the dollar, because it held lower-rated tranches.All eyes will now be on Citigroup and UBS, which vied with Merrill for top spot in the CDO league tables during the boom.