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Bourgeois, whether conservative or ultra democratic, vied with one another in heaping slanders upon him.

Its deck was ablaze with a galaxy of red and green lights which vied in the cool stillness of the night with the stars shimmering overhead.

IN COLD-WAR days America and the Soviet Union vied for influence among the poor world's minnows.

The liveliest moment of the evening took place near the end, when two bidders vied for a Qing Dynasty ink painting titled 'Peony. '

Warren, who enjoyed spending time with adults, relished being vied over by his uncles.

China has vied with western groups in Africa for oil and minerals for the best part of a decade.

Long lines snaked outside Apple stores from London to Tokyo as eager buyers vied to be the first to take home the hot new gadget.

For thousands of years, king, nobleman, and the rich and powerful have vied for the possession of elegant ivory carving.

In this game, two programmers would unleash software organisms and watch as they vied for control of the computer.

As lobbyists, sports officials, sponsors and governments vied for advantage, the politics became duplicitous.

They vied with one another, when no trace of Dongting Lake.

Labor movements began and vied for power, with immigrants helping to adapt European protest ideologies into American forms.

Light vied with wine, elegance mixed with fragrance, laughing covered by greetings, the crowd was busy at handshaking.

At a minimum, Mr Obama seems more fiscally honest than George Bush, whose accounting gimmicks vied with Enron's.

Excited and intrigued, Giay, one of four children, vied with his brothers to hold the treasured box for their dad.

He also paid tribute to fellow-Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who vied to become America's first woman president.

Russians and Ottomans vied over the costly effects should one power or the other forge a pact with Poland.

Light vied with wine, elegance mixed with fragrance, laughing covered by greetings.

Thus. when vied in the perspective of psychology. all forms of wisdom originates from memory.

A group of street entertainers vied for the tourists' attention.

Many wealthy and powerful men vied for the princess' affections.

China vied with the US as the world's top FDI destination for much of the past decade.

The two cities have vied with each other to claim the crown as China's international financial centre.

But clubs who vied to pay a fortune for their footballing assets or who brought them on as youngsters disagree.

Imperialists vied to plant their flag in the most lucrative spots, wherever the spices were rich or the sugar cane tall.

People from Dalian, Weihai, Qingdao vied to invite the girl to their places to satisfy her wish.

Kings and presidents-for-life vied for American favour.

When my three-year-old sister began crying and climbed onto her lap, I vied for attention by showing how brave I was: I didn't cry.

People vied with each other in donating blood for the wounded.

Actually, he enjoyed being vied over by anyone.

An Asian space race has developed 30 years after Russia and the US vied for space supremacy.

The two boys vied for the first place.

The two boys vied with each other for the first place.

When Motorola put the unit up for sale last year, Huawei had also vied for it.

A long listof qualities vied for our vote: industrious, adventurous, creative, smart, kind, playful, and so on.

More than 100 families vied for the 25 to 30 pre-K spots available next year.

In last year's elections in Taiwan, candidates vied to appear internet- and youth-friendly.

The Development from Translation to Writing --The Development of Art in Laoshe's Short Novels Vied from a special Point