| 单词 | compete |
| 例句 | “You’re not up here just to compete in a science fair,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Usually, Alex and I compete to see who can get the highest grade, and when I lose, it really bothers me, but not today. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z At Portorož he confirmed that he’d grown in strength sufficiently to have defeated all the Soviet grandmasters competing with him for the title. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Being chosen to compete had been a jaw-dropping moment for me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was doing everything I could to compete at the Olympics as healthy as possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It may have been that they were weak people, ill suited for the rigors of emigration, its humiliations and compromises, its competing demands of self-discipline and adventurousness. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z This little Hot Stuff, she must compete with a most heavenly bonsai tree with seventy years of age. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z To lock down her spot on the four-person team, Marjory competed against five other finalists in one last Dewey decimal challenge. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Is competing in Saturday's track meet against college milers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that he was now an international grandmaster and was eligible to compete for the World Championship made him feel accomplished, but he wondered how he could possibly make a living playing chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The fact was, our whole team was so rigorously prepared that any one of us could have competed in the all-around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Why would watching a group of out-of-control young women in bathing suits competing in a canoe contest do this? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A true Piscean, he loved the water, especially if swimming meant competing with the other children in races. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was training, competing, and showing up for speaking engagements. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If I strained a muscle during practice, for example, or felt fatigued after a long trip competing overseas, I would not hesitate to take time off to give my body and mind a rest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Neighbouring bands probably competed for resources and even fought one another, but they also had friendly contacts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Adding to the complexity and jealousy, according to Alex, the Soros Foundation itself contained competing factions with different points of view about Russia. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The fact that I’d competed and placed in the top sixteen was a great start. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s almost like they’re competing to see whose mouth will catch on fire first. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “They don’t have the discipline to hack it. They don’t show up to practices. They don’t show up to the game. You can’t compete like this.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z If the relativist account of science were correct, every major paradigm shift ought to be accompanied by bitter disputes between competing intellectual communities: indeed it was Kuhn’s view that this is exactly what happens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ruth often competed against Amelia Earhart and sometimes beat her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Which means she isn’t going to be able to compete in the girls’ relay. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z After competing against the best of the best in my sport, had I actually made the cut? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We were always competing, always trying to see who could play something better, faster, from memory. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I arrived at Kabarak, I already knew that I would have to compete. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t compete, of course. And they had to write all new questions with all new answers.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He flipped through the pages and saw the detailed descriptions I had of almost every woman I’d ever competed against over the years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was competing with Galen, but there was not yet a community of anatomists in competition with each other, and Vesalius was not in the business of claiming priority for his discoveries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The next morning while Faizah competed, I stayed back at the hotel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It tickles him that whitepeople are scared to compete with Negroes fair and square. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As the war intensified, the town post office was awash in civil service job bulletins, competing for the eyes of locals and college students alike. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The prospect was unrealistic, and he’d have trouble competing if he got in. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Games were winding down, and the track athletes were leaving early to compete in meets in England and Scotland. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Since 1980, the Dallas Cup has given talented and up-and-coming players the opportunity to compete against marquee teams from across the globe. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And as the United States’ first athlete to compete at the games in hijab, I received a lot of additional media requests for interviews by myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You were competing with men who were aware that their own particular suns were fading, and they resented your moving into the places they would leave. They fought you, and you fought them back.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh. I see. But what did he say? I mean it sounds like he wants me to compete against him.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, only five of us would ultimately compete in Rio, and our team name needed to reflect that. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Once I finished competing in my events, I would spend the rest of the day huddled in the bleachers with my friends chatting and laughing, or at the concession stand grabbing warm pretzels and nachos. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The undercurrent of every conversation is the knowledge we’ll be competing against each other. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In Kenya the students across the country are competing against each other all the time because advancement is limited to the smartest, hardest-working students. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z With the win at Gliders, that goal seemed within reach, because my score had qualified me to compete in the American Classic at the Karolyi Ranch on July 1. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As a pigtailed child, Joella had once ditched school to compete in, and win, a horse race against legendary Arapahoe riders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I had performed well at Duke on the college circuit, competing at domestic and international competitions was a whole different experience. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Cures had begun to be attributed to Patria; Maria Teresa was great on love woes; and as for Minerva, she was competing with the Virgencita as Patroness of Impossible Causes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No lunch from home could compete with pizza. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z At school, a lot of kids, the ones actively competing for the Excelsior Award, are flipping out, trying to excel at everything at once. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Larger populations mean more inventors and more competing societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No one else was competing for this stretch right now, but it was good to mark the territory. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But at the beginning of my high school fencing career, I didn’t get to fence all that much, because only the varsity team actually got to compete. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Could it be that a population of teenagers, almost all of them male, were inspired to develop their own music as a way to speak, to compete, to announce who they were to the world? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I mean that you should think about competing on the international circuit and maybe even think about the Olympics,” Coach Mustilli said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He’d also gifted me with a love for the sport and a passion for competing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We could, if given the opportunity, compete with and beat the best in the world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Each judge competes to be the toughest on crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Whenever we could, we’d coordinate our schedules, meet for meals, and go sightseeing in whatever city we were competing or training in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You are each competing for the title of my Champion—my right-hand sword in a world brimming with enemies.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z To the very end, Mommy is a flying compilation of competing interests and conflicts, a black woman in white skin, with black children and a white woman’s physical problem. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So once again I had a choice to make: Should I work toward my dream of one day competing in the Olympics? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As we move through this ferry with its gleaming floor tiles and its vinyl booths and bolted-down seats, emotions rise up within me, competing for my attention. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My sister Brandilyn and my mom came with me to Paris because this was my first time competing for Team USA, plus it was Paris! Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The pain in my hands can in no way compete with that in my calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “But. . . are you saying Karkaroff put my name in the goblet? Because if he did, he’s a really good actor. He seemed furious about it. He wanted to stop me from competing.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He recognized that the common practice of competing with specially outfitted racing cars muted the promotional effects of victories, given that the consumer knew he was not buying the race car. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Every month or so, Frank would find another player from Wynnum to compete against me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “The two girls who will be competing at the American Cup this year are”—she paused and looked down the whole line of girls before saying the names—“Katelyn Ohashi and Simone Biles.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You have to try to acclimate as soon as possible to the time difference so you can be at your best when you compete,” he said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about me. I can compete again next year. You got this, girlfriend!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He was a whiz at the state’s Academic Decathlon, where he competed in quiz show-style competitions and wrote essays on deadline. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For all their pre-eminence in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, composers from Austria and Germany would soon be competing for attention with a kaleidoscope of musical stars from elsewhere, notably Russia, France and the USA. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My parents had been busy moving all the equipment and mats from the Warehouse to WCC while I was competing at Worlds. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Because a large percentage of his mounts were claimers competing for tiny purses, Pollard didn’t earn much money. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d also been invited to visit several schools and was excited at the prospect of eventually competing for a top-ranked team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The girls who enter have got to be proud enough of themselves to say they deserve to compete. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I had been competing from the moment I had entered the mission school. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as they were competing with one another on even terms, they were likely to keep improving. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “This has been the experience of a lifetime getting to see you compete in the Olympics. I couldn’t be prouder, and you should be proud of yourself.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In Cuba, we see guests competing against Cubans in dominoes, and a line for sugar cubes, and Rufus cheers for his roots. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z During competitions our personal coaches gave us lessons to keep us in the best shape while competing, so with no Akhi, I was left to my own devices. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Epiphany had never before won even the local championship, and there they were, up on stage, ready to compete for the state trophy. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z In order to be named an Olympian you had to compete, and she never got that chance. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And he had us competing against each other as often as possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The excitement of being in Paris and competing at this high level was intoxicating. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d told her I wanted to compete when we watched it together, and she said we could talk about it when I was old enough. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And wind and solar require almost no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or further deplete the water supply by competing with agriculture, drinking water systems, or other water needs. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The national anthem played on cassette decks, competing with the honking of cars. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With Leper it was always a fight, a hard fight to win when you were seventeen years old and lived in a keyed- up, competing school, to avoiding making fun of him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She finally abandoned her work, not so much because of her husband’s sarcasm, but because it seemed impossible to compete with the ancient pottery of the Indians. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I still wonder if I could have won the National Spelling Bee competition if black students had been allowed to compete. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was competing with hundreds of people, each trying to make a buck. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z These differences stemmed ultimately from Eurasia’s much longer history of densely populated, economically specialized, politically centralized, interacting and competing societies dependent on food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was able to compete in both soccer and cross-country running. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But once Celibidache and the rest of the committee saw her in the flesh, all those long-held prejudices began to compete with the winning first impression they had of her performance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There are restrictions on the official competing players—some worlds allow players to fly around or swim underwater, while others must obey virtual gravity. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She, in turn, told me that she could not let me compete, it was too dangerous for the baby and me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t know that in some places, like the country that Rahel came from, various kinds of despair competed for primacy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought . I’ll never compete with that. No matter how much pain I’m in.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Individuals within a species are constantly competing for scarce resources. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The girls who intended to compete would slip over to the sidelines and change from high heels into low white sneakers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand how we are meant to compete when the circus is going to travel, and I must remain in London. I shall have to do everything remotely.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I had traveled and competed with all the girls there, and in the pressure-filled environment of training drills and world-class meets, we’d gotten to know each other really well. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was far too focused and excited to be competing in my first games to let anything ruin a once in a lifetime experience. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Knowing that they would be competing with grade seven, she added their questions to her sixth grade set. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z College teams from five states competed in the first indoor track meet of the season, but the big event, the mile run, was won by a high-school senior. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of 652 gymnasts competing, I placed first on vault and floor, and third all-around, and at the end I was presented with a huge cardboard check for $5,000. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Because Gates would give only one grant, Jim made peace with PIH’s potential or former adversaries, such as WHO’s tuberculosis branch, who would otherwise be competing for the grant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I knew that many gymnasts got injured, had already peaked, or simply lost the motivation to compete by age nineteen, which was how old I’d be when the next Olympics rolled around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z English, North American, French, and Dutch ships competed to supply the Caribbean plantations and buy their sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I would be competing against some of the best fencers in the world, women I’d yet to face off against on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He had borrowed the word from gymnastics, in which his sister Peggy had once competed, and he used it often with doctors at the Brigham. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Ha! Our school has never sent a girl to compete for the scholarship.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z And even then, how would a bunch of kids who had never played together compete with teams from Atlanta’s best soccer academies—teams that had been playing together for years? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The band teacher knew I had more experience than anyone else competing that year. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Separate groups seldom cooperate, and tend to compete for territory and food. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And that’s when we notice the music of Carbonel Downs is competing with the Noise of men now crossing the bridge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Anyone who did well enough at that meet would automatically go on to compete at the Visa National Championships in August. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Volpe was at first shocked to find one of the school’s top athletes among those competing for parts, then delighted by Massari’s voice and natural ease. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z How can children be prepared to contribute and compete in a complex society? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Normally, a simultaneous exhibition is given by one master who walks from board to board, competing against multiple players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Newspapers and radio had been competing for audience and advertisers ever since radio's popularity began growing. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The proles had taken a fancy to it, and in the midnight streets it competed with the still-popular “It Was Only a Hopeless Fancy.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Good thing we got here early,” he said, his gaze traveling down the long rows of baking stations in the center of the room, where the contestants would be competing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes there is a feast and sometimes there's nothing but a loaf of stale bread for the tributes to compete for. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There were merchants advertising their wares, people shouting, strains of music competing for attention. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I was doing fairly well in most of my meets, but until I began competing at levels nine and ten, no one paid much attention to individual wins. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was impossible to compete with anyone in a cheerleading outfit, especially at our school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And on that day, Bobby Fischer became the first-ever champion to willingly relinquish the title and along with it the chance to compete for the winner’s share of a $5 million purse...five million dollars! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As the technology evolved, it had almost competing roles. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What use was it trying to compete with the Americans: they would always have the head start. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I mean, chess is cool and all, but I’m not as into it as the other kids are, or as good as them, and I don’t want to compete or anything.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Once he’d grasped that there were jobs, he reasoned that he could compete with anybody when it came to getting one. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their skill level tended to peak at around age twenty-two, when they were older and stronger, which meant they were able to enjoy competing over a much longer period. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After years of struggling for funding and recognition even on their own campuses, the crew programs at both schools had finally begun to have occasional successes competing with their eastern counterparts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And of course, I couldn’t really relax yet, because we still had to compete in the apparatus finals over the next two days. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He shouldn’t apply directly to the computing school; he should enroll as a liberal arts undergraduate, and take some of the courses necessary to compete academically with the other computing applicants, then transfer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jockeys wear flak jackets, goggles, and high-tech helmets and compete at tracks equipped with safety rails and ambulances that trail the field around the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom reminded me that just competing in the Olympics was a win for me and for all of the people who looked up to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You became best friends with Twig, and I couldn’t compete with that. Like, the second you saw her, you thought she was so shiny and awesome and whatever, so what was I supposed to do?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In October 1958, with Mother Langley as the nucleus, the US government fused all the competing operations, along with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, into the NACA. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They secretly helped blacks run businesses to compete with his. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, usually I compete in the summer swim meets at the rec center but I got a little busy this year trying to make Junior Agent.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z While Bobby had no hope of placing among the top contenders, he was eager to continue his winning streak, aware that the opportunity to compete against stronger players would sharpen his game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Many animals were lost, and the talk was always about the terrible cold of this winter that competed with other years lost in the memories of the old people. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she had another year, maybe, to bulk up enough to compete against hundreds of others for openings in heavy crew. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad entered Ernestine’s name in a national speed contest, as a sort of child prodigy, but Mother talked him out of it and Ern never actually competed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Austronesians enjoyed few advantages in competing with those established New Guinean populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Luma knew that for the Under Thirteen Fugees to compete in the Tornado Cup, they needed an intense week of practice. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The auditorium was half full, mostly with small groups of students and parents from the competing schools. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “We’re being forced to live together and forced to compete at something neither of us wants to compete over. I know it’s not your fault, but it doesn’t exactly put us in a friendly place.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Larsen, whom Bobby described as “sulky and unhelpful,” kept discouraging him, telling him that he shouldn’t expect to place higher than the bottom rank of those competing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For starters, like most of the athletes competing at the games, I stayed in the Olympic Village. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their argument was that when he competed in Yugoslavia, he violated the trade sanctions purely as a political act against the United States, and he was now being punished for it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine trying to compete in this state. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Letter Dear Coach, Your team is invited to compete in the Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup, the renowned world youth soccer tournament. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On windy days, the foul smell of the city dump competed with the stench of the Tent City dump. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “We could remind everyone to support small businesses. As long as customers keep shopping in town, then Hope Springs has a chance to compete against SmartMart.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She continued parachuting and competed with the Soviet National Aerobatics Team in England in 1970. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z As the boys connected with Luma, they began to compete for her approval. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “My mom’s feeding me extra, trying to get me so I can compete into heavy crew.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Bright colored lights sparkled from the trees, while storefronts competed with one another to be the most festive with their decorations. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Now I was on my way to compete against the best youth fencers in the country at the biggest tournament I had ever been to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z These archaic humans loved, played, formed close friendships and competed for status and power—but so did chimpanzees, baboons and elephants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrestling was, at the time, a premier sport at the school, coached by a Truman grad who had gone on to compete in college. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Bobby explained that the reason he hadn’t competed in almost twenty years was that he was still waiting for the right offer, though he didn’t define what “right” meant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I even went back to competing at some local and regional tournaments. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We were at the Santelli Tournament, the largest high school fencing competition in the nation, where all of the state’s teams competed for a chance at the coveted championship title. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the past few years physicists realized that the many competing varieties of string theory are actually, in a sense, the same thing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mixed economies that added certain crops or livestock to hunting-gathering also competed against both types of “pure” economies, and against mixed economies with higher or lower proportions of food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even if you manage to get through the first two tryouts, how are you supposed to compete with kids who have a whole team around them? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A milk producer in northern Japan cannot hope to compete in southern Japan, because transporting milk there would take an extra day or two, a fatal disadvantage in the eyes of consumers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In many ways it was a victory for the thousands of young Americans who were then competing for a chance to participate in the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Before we walked out to compete, we always used the bathroom just in case. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You’re going to compete in the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest?” she asked. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z For years Soviet grandmasters had competed only against one another, ensuring that the championship would remain in the hands of the Soviet Union. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We talk about Sarah, easily and without competing, as if we are her aunt and uncle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As long as I was having fun out there and not getting too stressed, she was happy to let me compete as much as I wanted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Two overlapping but competing answers come to mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Further fact: No sixth grade had ever competed against the eighth because no sixth grade had ever gotten that far. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Then you compared the results for competing projects or procedures. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z We compete, for instance, over which of us is in worse shape. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Some fifty students wait in the classroom to compete for just six parts—three female, three male. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “We wait for the next teams to compete, then we’ll meet and beat the other high-scoring team and pack our bags for Washington!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Amaka says people love priests because they want to compete with God, they want God as a rival. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle needed to attract pupils—and while his rival Isocrates was teaching rhetoric, the Lyceum needed to be able to compete. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Yes, college competition was tough, but domestic competitions meant competing against a much larger field of competitors, fencers of all ages from across the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After briefly occupying the cold northern tip of Honshu, Yayoi farmers abandoned that area, presumably because rice farming just could not compete there with the Jomon hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It is so cheap and comes in so many different forms, the other foods just can’t compete. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He bought Mohammed a bus ticket to Damascus to train and compete with the best swimmers in the region. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Because there were so many fencers competing at the Junior Olympics, the tournament was more than four days long. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Not to see me compete, but to see this. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had developed the ability to compete against a book without cheating and had learned to lose matches without getting mad. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Tymeka is our age, and I recognized her from the eighth grade when we used to compete in the Academic Olympics. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Sony bought transistor licensing rights from Western Electric at a time when the American electronics consumer industry was churning out vacuum tube models and reluctant to compete with its own products. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He waited until peaches were rich and plump before serving them to the girls, knowing that then they might actually compete with candy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He notified the Rosenwald Committee that he’d accept their invitation to compete for the United States Championship—the prelude, he hoped, to eventually capturing the World Championship as well. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Luma had lost more than one of the teenage Fugees to gangs in the past; she knew she would be competing against the gangs again this season. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On those days we competed with one another to take care of her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z High lords and fabled champions had come from all over the realm to compete, and the whole city had turned out tq^ watch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For many chess players—and especially for those people who don’t know the game—witnessing two players competing without sight of a board can evoke astonishment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Hence, all other things being equal, technology develops fastest in large productive regions with large human populations, many potential inventors, and many competing societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Our first two teams to compete tonight will be Woodland Elementary and Spaulding Street Elementary. Take your places, ladies and gentlemen.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “It seems to me, however, that we have no choice but to accept it. Both Cedric and Harry have been chosen to compete in the tournament. This, therefore, they will do. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1813 the dialogue ceased being a still-life picture of posed patriarchs and became an argument between competing versions of the revolutionary legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z How could a sixteen-year-old boy hope to compete with such overshadowing rivals? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So Meggie had only the ginger cat who sometimes came visiting when it couldn't be bothered to compete with the dogs on the farm next door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then she turned to Con and added, “Although I’m afraid I can’t offer you anything to compete with the King’s table.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One was an East Side tailor near me, who made only to order, while the other two turned out an expensive product with which I had no desire at all to compete. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Three schools pick three champions to compete in three tasks for one Cup. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z It was tough to compete with Lena, who was so naturally pretty and had a very strong personality. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I arranged my life so that I could afford to travel and compete on the fencing circuit, but there was a key detail missing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Santa Anita Handicap, with its giant purse and world-class athletes, competing in what was rapidly becoming the nation’s most heavily attended sport, became one of the premier radio events of the year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I came to think of upstairs and downstairs as two different universes, ruled over by competing sensibilities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Look magazine wanted to compete against its chief publishing rival, Life, which had paid a half million dollars for the exclusive rights to the story of the Mercury 7 project. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He was unable to compete with the other bigger shopkeepers whom the easy money to be had from the tanners had drawn to the new town. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z You compete to get into high school, and you compete to get into college. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The men of the oasis wanted to know if they had seen any fighting, and the women competed with one another for access to the cloth and precious stones brought by the merchants. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The FBI could not begin to compete with this, nor could any other agency. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She, in turn, decided to start a competing group, one that would allow men to join. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Louie had progressed enough in four 5,000-meter races to compete with Lash, but he knew that he had no chance of winning an Olympic medal. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “How do you feel as a Muslim woman competing in these Olympics, considering what’s going on in your country?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z My score also allowed me to compete at the CoverGirl Classic a couple of weeks later. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The buildings were constructed specifically for the games, with modern conveniences and accessible facilities for the Paralympic athletes who would be competing as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Johnny played on the grassy fields of his family’s estate and spent his Sundays in the lap of the family Model T, competing with his siblings for a window seat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not believe he knows that middle schools and even grade schools now compete in the Relays. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Some kids on the team competed in the local and regional competitions as well, and those were held on Sundays! Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One hundred and two players competed in the twelve-round tournament, spread over two weeks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By October 30 the original 175 had been whittled down to 80 boys competing for a seat in the first two freshman boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Every year, I competed in the draughts competition, and some years, I won the grand prize, which was usually a candy bar. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Virginia’s legacy as the birthplace of humanity’s first step into the heavens would have to compete with the notoriety it was gaining as the country’s most intransigent foe of integrated schools. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In East Africa they still had to compete against numerous Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic Iron Age farmers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z TV, computers, and video games competed for kids’ time, and in some neighborhoods staying indoors felt like a safer choice than going outside to play, as Craig and I had done when we were kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps not as strong as the actual mutts, but purer, because it’s not competing with sewage and explosives. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z For the first time, Thomas felt anger creeping in to compete with his fear and panic. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My dad knew how much I’d always wanted to compete with a top college gymnastics team like the University of Alabama or UCLA. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z No music, theater, visual arts, or literature class will ever be able to compete with that. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The air was still very cold and a cold night was coming, so that the brew, rising from cold water to a rolling boil, gave the good smell that competes successfully with other good smells. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You can imagine it was the social event of the day, everyone competing for the worst piece of news. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I was an example for them—they could compete on the international stage, too. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After that, we saw them only when they came to watch us compete and cheer us on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter because nothing can compete with the beauty of the couple. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Soon, the only way for a farmer to compete was to buy hybrid seed every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Greek intellectual world, on the other hand, was almost frantically preoccupied with competing models of the ultimate configuration and substance of the cosmos. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He ran down for them a history of other conservancy districts in the state which had effectively destroyed subsistence farmers by forcing them into cash economies where they could not compete. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked handsome and reeked of the competing scents of lavender pomade and bay rum toilet water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “What better way to compete than within the same tent? And you cannot rightfully call it a collaboration. How can I collaborate with someone whose identity I don’t even know?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As the cleanup continued, Shin competed with many other students to find bodies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “We must follow the rules, and the rules state clearly that those people whose names come out of the Goblet of Fire are bound to compete in the tournament.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now Filipino men were imported to the sugar fields to compete with the Chinese and Japanese. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It gave me, if not the chance to excel, at least the opportunity to compete. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Every time Faizah fenced, we had to have official paperwork from the New Jersey Board of Education with us, which stated her hijab was for religious reasons and she was eligible to compete. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Germans had the advantage of height, and the four competing Soviet aircraft weren’t prepared for battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Even at ten, before I really knew what waited outside, the Japanese in me could not compete with that. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But the recognition that these were the competing options, the contested versions, if you will, of what the core legacy of the American Revolution truly meant, first became visible in the summer of 1790. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z How could I compete with that sort of thing? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Alarming evidence has recently come to light about Harry Potter’s strange behavior, which casts doubts upon his suitability to compete in a demanding competition like the Triwizard Tournament, or even to attend Hogwarts School. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The blankets were encrusted with dried blood and vomit, ridden with lice, vermin, and cockroaches, and reeked with a stench that actually competed with the odiousness of the drain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s nothing else competing for my attention with June. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Millie begged and begged. She told them about how your mom runs the thing, so they said if you were competing, then so could she.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z No food—other than maybe desserts and, occasionally, a cheeseburger—could compete with pizza. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z There were only thirty-two fencers competing in women’s saber, using a direct elimination tableau, so there was no first day of pool rounds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Between songs Mr. Switzer competed with the DJ for attention, calling out noise level readings and the probability of sustaining permanent hearing loss from the evening’s festivities. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She wants the teens at our mosque to compete against other youth groups in our region and be the smartest Muslims or something. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When the rich and the poor compete for housing on the open market, the poor don’t stand a chance. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Four vocalists were to be chosen to compete in the final round, but soon after Marian had returned from Aeolian Hall to Boghetti’s New York studio, the phone rang. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I can hear the occasional hoot or howl, my first clue that I'll be competing with natural predators for the rabbits. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There will be no foul weather, or any parasites to hassle them, or any weeds to compete with for soil or nutrients. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other building that rose above the housetops to compete with the church tower was the yellow top of the schoolhouse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t worry about that. We have bigger problems, competing with other countries for ships.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s still absolutely scary to play ball, to compete, to try to win. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The only problem was, people in the Muslim community often referred to me as “the Olympic fencer” because I was building a reputation as a professional athlete who competed on a United States national team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A sentence beginning with It is or There is is often a candidate for liposuction: There is competition between groups for resources works just fine as Groups compete for resources. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She turned it down now that it didn’t have to compete with the shower. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It replaced the manuscript, read more or less in isolation from other texts, with a book which could be consulted in a library, surrounded by competing authorities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My first day of competing was the individual competition on Monday, August 8. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The local beer loyalties of individual German drinkers are reinforced by German laws that make it hard for foreign beers to compete in the German market. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember that my first meet back after my parents’ funeral, she didn’t try for one of the weird hugs some of the other girls I competed against went for. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just the two guys competing for Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m better suited to being Blood Shrike. And I don’t want to compete with you, Elias. The moment we start working against each other is the moment we let Marcus and Zak win.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The new drive-ins competed for attention, using all kinds of visual lures, decorating their buildings in bright colors and dressing their waitresses in various costumes. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, swaggering before Odysseus’ hall, the suitors were competing at the discus throw and javelin, on the level measured field. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Grab all the resources that are available for you, and get yourselves ready to compete. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z At that same hour, before the distant manor of Odysseus, the suitors were competing at the discus throw and javelin, on a measured field they used, arrogant lords at play. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They competed at everything, stoked by a culture of competition. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z None of the mice had ever competed in any type of violent sport; they were awkward and timid. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This meant we could be formally recognized by the clubs, play in interclub pennant matches, and compete in regional and statewide competitions. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She had gone to parties, played charades, competed in poetry readings, joined a chorus and orchestra. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was finally getting the chance to compete in a team sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z On the paneled wall behind his chair, framed diplomas and certificates competed for space with photographs of Dr. Barnes shaking hands with important people, some of whom Mr. Larson could actually recognize. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Other eastern colleges soon launched rowing programs, and many of them began to compete against one another in head-to-head regattas. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And on top of this hectic schedule, I was still competing for seeding at the games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But I don't see why I can't do that and compete at the same time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I realized at some point that only my head could compete. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Daria was a strong fencer who had just missed a chance to compete in the 2008 Olympics but who had done really well on the college circuit, competing for Columbia University. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Some molecules reproduced themselves inefficiently, competed for building blocks and left crude copies of themselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The teams had nightly practice, held pep rallies, and traveled to other schools on Ludus to compete against them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Between tournament fees, airplane tickets, hotel costs, and food, the average cost to compete in one World Cup competition was around $2,000, and there were eight World Cups a season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The trip was paid for from the $5,000 appearance fee he was getting to compete for the United States in the Olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sula never competed; she simply helped others define themselves. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Who could compete with somebody who worked for free? Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Such was the case with McMillan, who was offered a physics instructorship that summer, allowing him to turn down a competing offer from Princeton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He meant that countries like India are now able to compete for global knowledge work as never before—and that America had better get ready for this. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Langley’s “Skychicks” competed against a team fielded by the power company, the Kilowatt Cuties; over time, the black employees joined teams as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Every four years, the Twelve Towns had a magic tournament—the Golden Frog Games, where the towns would compete in everything from toad racing to spell casting to enchanted dressmaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Its leaves harvest sunlight to photosynthesize, so trees compete by shadowing their neighbors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You sure you’re just not afraid of competing?” he asked with studied quietness. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Rabi stitched together the new lab’s sponsoring consortium, known as Associated Universities, from nine large Eastern research institutions that would have been hard pressed to compete individually in the multimillion-dollar world of postwar high-energy physics.* Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Behind him, the sizzle of waffles on a griddle competed with the chirp of a radio. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z For all the requirements I’ve made up in my head, I can’t wrap my mind around how simple it is to compete in the pageant and how many girls are actually eligible. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The questions she asked me at Sophia's birthday banquet compete with her latest challenge: Can you do this? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Everybody was lying around, watching me compete with Big Rose and adding comments about who they thought would win. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They could let students learn with and compete against other students of the same maturity level. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z How the heck was I going to compete with a guy who wrote poetry, fought for the independence of an entire country, and died on the battlefield, fighting for freedom? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z To compete with the big boats, you needed a big motor and an orb to go with it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And sibling rivalry means you are competing with your brother or sister for attention. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d be home in no time and would get back to competing for first in class. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z No western school even dared to compete until Stanford appeared in 1912, only to finish a distant sixth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Nothing was done about the clamor of the minority groups, and the regions were already competing so fiercely that some wanted separate foreign embassies. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I knew, and Laura knew, that she couldn’t match the veteran showtime girls, but she told me that she wanted to compete. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Just a few months into the season, I had fenced well enough in the domestic competitions that I now had a high enough national ranking to compete on the international circuit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Others said it was burned by a contingent of jealous citizens from Midland because the Odessa college was competing with a similar institution that the sister city had built. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence early Korean agriculture could not compete with Jomon hunting and gathering. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What a disaster it would have been not to be able to compete because I couldn’t afford the fees. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Now I want you to repeat these words after me: I, Vanessa Martin, am about to compete in my very first pageant. Miss King Middle School, here I come!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The hamlet store, whether grocery, general, hardware, clothing, cannot compete with the supermarket and the chain organization. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They no longer competed to see who could make the biggest puddle when they urinated, and Blanca did not tell him of the dark matter that stained her underwear once a month. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I asked a question, they competed to answer. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It was possible considering I had competed in dozens of World Cups. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Smallpox, measles, influenza, and typhus competed for top rank among the killers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She also had an eyebrow ring, a little silver thing that the stroke judges made her remove before she could compete. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Over the next thirteen weeks, you shall each dwell and compete in my home. You will train every day, and be tested once a week—a test during which one of you will be eliminated.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Louie Zamperini was on his way to Germany to compete in the Olympics in an event that he had only contested four times. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Because British municipal governments had invested heavily in gas lighting and placed regulatory obstacles in the way of the competing electric light companies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Open Championship in Oklahoma City, the youngest player, at thirteen, ever to compete in the event. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I watched Radine’s rise, and I knew I could never compete with that. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z As astonishing as that was for me to think about, since winning Nationals in 2013 I hadn’t lost a single meet in which I’d competed in all four events. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And it was for moral reasons and sporting interest that she left her school and her home to compete with a man whose fame as a great, unprincipled eater had spread throughout the country. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Three span ago, Dal had started making us compete against each other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lightning bugs flashed against the black air, as if trying to compete with the fire, or with the stars. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A group of girls waved us over, girls we’d been competing against for years, forever. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They also reassured my parents that I’d never be alone because there was another young female fencer, Candace, who was also competing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The fact was, now that I was training and competing internationally full-time, I needed even more money than before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The amount of food available, conditions of weather and climate, the presence of competing or predatory species, all are critically important. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Cecilia is a great competitor and she bested me today. Win or lose, competing here today was bigger than any of my own personal ambitions.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In early April, Jayme won the junior division of the state competition, making her eligible to compete in Washington, D.C., on National History Day that summer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z While I’d loved meeting so many of my idols and competing against the best my sport had to offer, the meet hadn’t turned out for me the way I’d dreamed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But, all other things being equal, more land and more people mean more competing societies and inventions, hence a faster pace of development. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Faizah had now started competing on the national and international circuits as well and understood how devastating a loss could feel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t have to work with anyone—he only had to compete against himself and the clock. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For the boys still competing for a spot on the freshman crew, the deteriorating weather meant new forms of misery as they labored at their oars aboard Old New. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Because we weren’t competing, we had to pay our own entrance fees to the competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It turned out they were thrilled by the way I’d represented them, and since I was the first one from Bannon’s ever to compete at Nationals, they wanted to hear every detail. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The cow protects the grass habitat by eating young trees and shrubs that might compete with grasses. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “I cannot compete with you physically, and you are no match for my brains.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In Kenya you are accustomed to competing your whole life. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Years ago she was on the fast track: modeling for Jet magazine, appearing in local television commercials, and competing in beauty pageants. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but feel flattered that they would take this time to look for me, when the town is full of indigenous girls who would love to compete for queen. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They tumble forth, competing for precedence and sometimes coming out so tangled I have to back up and pick up a different thread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But then on the day of the team event, we competed as a unit—all for one and one for all. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The death of the Eye Eater yesterday had been fortunate in one aspect: one less man to compete with. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It would often, he acknowledged, be impossible to choose between competing explanations because one could not see what was actually happening within the invisible world of particles out of which our visible world was constructed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We couldn’t even compete with granny’s old brooches going to auction.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Afterward, I was once again chosen for the national team and selected to compete on behalf of my country at the World Championships, which would be held in Nanning, China, in October. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They would take off from Terminal Island, help each other find the schools of sardine, share nets and radio equipment— competing and cooperating at the same time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach O never said a word about it, because that meant they were competing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The air in the room was warm and moist, with too many people in it competing for the oxygen from the air. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll compete under an alias. I don’t suppose you heard about what happened after your trial.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They had fought in animal form, transformed into seals, competing to obtain the necklace of the Brisings: Loki had stolen it from Freya at Odin’s request, and Heimdall had retrieved it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Some of the other women with food poisoning weren’t so lucky and somehow had to find the energy to compete anyway. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Another screen features five of the superstar players competing in tonight’s opening ceremony. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe Sam’s approach to fencing had worked back in the day when he used to compete, but it had never worked for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Initially, it simply seemed like an interesting story—a young swimmer from America who longed to compete in the summer games, but her nationality was in question because she had been born on a ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Like us competing alongside each other would somehow ruin the point I was trying to make. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As for strawberries and raspberries, we had similar trouble competing with thrushes and other berry-loving birds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For the most part, the Olympic spirit prevailed among them, and many new friendships had emerged during the three weeks that they had lived and competed in Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Bobby, feeling as though he were playing hooky from school, had a good time competing in the matches, usually at the relatively leisurely time limit of sixty moves in two hours. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I sent a letter a few months back about your son competing for the scholarship in Kolkata,” Headmaster said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z But without real weapons — without a pistol, a man-eating lion, and a vial of bubonic plague — I had zero chance of competing directly with Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Marian would be competing with some three hundred other contestants, and Boghetti took special pains to get ready for her audition. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Well, you can walk now, so I don’t believe that you are injured that badly. You should have been at practice. Are you going to be able to compete tomorrow?” he asked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I knew nonwhite graduate students who were bewildered by the requirement to compose a term paper and who each day were humiliated when they couldn’t compete with other students in seminars. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But Dijksterhuis is suggesting the opposite: that maybe that big computer in our brain that handles our unconscious is at its best when it has to juggle many competing variables. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As the boats began to compete head- to-head for varsity status in February, Moch, a junior, grew more and more outraged by Green’s behavior. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At night, every living thing competes for a chance to be heard. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It gave me a chance to compete, which I loved, and it was highly respected in the community. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We loved all trucks, and each week, we’d compete to see who could build the biggest and strongest one. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Our instinctive reactions often have to compete with all kinds of other interests and emotions and sentiments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Was I competing with her as I trod the carpet between the fireplace and the Chesterfield? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As long as I can remember, Soojin’s been taking private dance lessons and talking about joining the dance team and competing in high school. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The New England farmers couldn’t compete, and so they became Midwestern farmers, too. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I pretend to laugh too, but the passing buildings and streets out my side of the window are competing for my attention. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Darwin’s phrase “natural selection” refers to certain individuals of a species surviving better, and / or reproducing more successfully, than competing individuals of the same species under natural conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He showed a natural aptitude for jumping and loved competing, but nothing comes easy for my brother. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On tire surface, there is something unappealing about the idea of inducing other people to flatten their accents in order to compete in a flatter world. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z For the next decade all across Europe they furiously thought and scribbled and offered competing hypotheses. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Over the years, it had taken hold at the grassroots, and in 1960 Levi was one of fifty thousand boys gearing up to compete in local races around the country. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The federation eliminated the Candidates tournament, an event that had multiple players competing against one another, which Fischer charged led to the opportunity for collusion among the Soviets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I liked the idea of being in charge of one thing rather than two, of not having my brain scrambled by the competing narratives of home and work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They don’t want to stand near and compete with the old uncles positioning themselves in the middle of the block to play a six-string guitar. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In a varsity match, only nine of the team’s best fencers compete, three in épée, three in foil, and three in saber. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Our goal is to buy you a running leg so you can get back on the track and compete on the team your senior year.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z And, of course, newly produced amino acids compete with the normal enzymes causing brain damage.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And I remember I wanted to laugh too, but my heart felt like it was competing with my tongue for space inside my mouth. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There is some polite applause in the room, mostly from the girls, who will not have to compete for these two parts. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I want to wake her parents up and tell them that their daughter is competing in a beauty pageant, and that she’s going to win. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Dr. Anderson has concluded that television’s lure owes its powerful appeal to two parts of attention that often compete: the top-down system and the bottom-up system. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We were competing for the glory of our team, and all the major accolades went to our gyms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On Valentine’s Day 2011, I finally got the chance to compete using some of my new skills while at the Gliders National Elite Qualifier in Riverside, California. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was a branch of a competing Klan group, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, led by a former member of the UKA Klavern, a saturnine housepainter named Lloyd Jacobs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Scott Fischer’s expedition had no less than two correspondents filing online dispatches for a pair of competing websites. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With so many crises competing for Roosevelt’s attention, the Uranium Committee continued to just crawl along. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the wealthiest of humans could compete, once they had a contract for vuvv tech, once they could invest in vuvv firms. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My coach had explained that to compete in the Olympics, I’d have to turn sixteen within the Olympic year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Its dim Violet glow couldn't compete with the bright blaze across the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When Isabella’s parents first got divorced, they both bought her a lot of stuff as if they were competing to see which one she’d pick to love best. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I’m happy just to be running, and I will work up to competing. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Looking around, he saw equally huge pictures of the twenty competing grandmasters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s right behind a competing a cappella group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Another tried to push his brother—maybe they were brothers—out of the way so that he could have a bite of a dead bird that they were both competing with a hundred flies for. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He argued, reasonably, that it would be unfair to American athletes to let German politics deprive them of their chance to compete on a world stage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I realized I had been suffering from performance anxiety in the moments before competing and had to learn how to manage these anxieties and disarm some of the triggers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Almost immediately after the federal dollars began to flow, law enforcement agencies across the country began to compete for funding, equipment, and training. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These thoughts were as familiar to her, and as comforting, as the precise configuration of her knees, their matching but competing, symmetrical and reversible, look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was relieved to think that even if I couldn’t compete, I could still one day be a Bruin. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Does that mean you want me to compete in this year’s Warcross championships?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It helped we were competing in a Muslim country surrounded by people who looked like me, so I didn’t have to worry about how I would be received. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Instead, we must consider food production and hunting-gathering as alternative strategies competing with each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Melita especially liked the sports, when the girls’ groups competed against neighboring girls’ leagues, playing games such as “capture the flag.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Her master had been a terror, Sybil told Cora, a tobacco man who competed with the neighboring planters every year over the biggest crop. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They also had concerns that Paul’s new group was overshadowing the parent organization, and that the two groups were competing for volunteers and for funds. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z An impartial judge will decide which students are most worthy to compete for the Triwizard Cup, the glory of their school, and a thousand Galleons personal prize money.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the early years of Jim Crow, conservative white elites competed with each other by passing ever more stringent and oppressive Jim Crow legislation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For instance, Japanese steel, metal, car, car parts, camera, and consumer electronic companies compete fiercely and have higher productivities than their U.S. counterparts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Egos, competing agendas, career goals, and inertia may get in the way. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t always feel that comfortable when we went to other schools to compete. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He could compete when necessary, but rarely got caught up in petty one-upsmanship. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The man Jack looked back to where Bod had been, then stared around the room, puzzlement and rage competing on his face. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Riders competing in ordinary weekday events needed to whittle themselves down another 5 pounds or so, while those in the lowest echelons of the sport couldn’t weigh much more than 100. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Claire is always fussing about money, and wanting to compete with the other teahouses for the most business. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In September 2015, I traveled with the seven-member US women’s team to compete at Worlds for my third year in a row. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The problem with crack dealing is the same as in every other glamour profession: a lot of people are competing for a very few prizes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z This sports drink company that was trying to compete with Gatorade had developed the bottle. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It’s not even that I think she wanted to compete in the pageant so badly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The machines have stilled now, but soon, the drums will be turning and printing the news of another, competing paper. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He held the students spellbound with tales of old Zimbabwe, and the teachers competed to lure him into their rooms. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We’d gone to a step show and watched a bunch of guys from the Black fraternities compete for bragging rights as the best steppers on campus. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was like asking someone who’d just learned to swim to compete in the Olympics. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Coach Mustilli was also letting me fence during varsity matches more often, especially when we were competing at larger matches against more than one school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Whenever we went to compete against other schools in New Jersey, I never knew what to expect. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hanging down from the ceiling in drapes are colorful banners of the competing Warcross teams, each one displaying a team’s symbol in celebration of the current championship season. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then they start running around the apartment, pulling down the balloons and competing to see who can pop more of them. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He had come out of retirement to compete with Marcial, knowing it was a competition gained in advance. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Among their legal arguments, the lawyers said that depriving the Carter Cowboys from competing in the playoffs would cause irreparable harm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister’s national and international ranking was climbing steadily, even though she was balancing competing with a heavy courseload at college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This was what the men of Hellgate competed for: a private cell, a blanket, clean water, a bucket for waste. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She hated the way they competed to keep Imogen entertained, splashing and showing off their muscles in the pool. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I hate to beat Kurtsinger,” Woolf said, “the cleverest jockey I ever competed against.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m the first of fifteen students competing, since each participating Islamic school program entered five top contestants. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “And what will I and the other hunters be competing for? What’s your bounty prize?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Over the next ten years, all over the world, aircraft designers competed to make early planes safer, more powerful, and more efficient. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I'd spent the morning competing with the squirrels for nuts and the slightly warmer afternoon wading in shallow ponds harvesting katniss. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t they know we have a contract to compete for? And they’re going to let a little snow get in the way? They must not want to work for me much longer,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Even though I was now competing in local and state meets against gymnasts who were much older and taller than me, I was starting to win medals regularly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The hues became more luminous as the fairies competed against one another. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But his tastes could not compete with the pull from the world outside our family. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Several wrestlers, boxers, and weightlifters had eaten themselves out of their weight classes, and some were unable to compete. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Besides, what kind of a black man was he to be allowed to mix with whites, compete against them, even beat them? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything tasted amazing except for the potato salad, which had competing flavors of curry and celery. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A champion was selected to represent each school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the fourth millennium B.C. those local cultures expanded geographically and began to interact, compete with each other, and coalesce. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why would we compete for something that neither of us wants?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The goats were bellyaching as well, bleating loud enough to compete with the chickens. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Six crews were competing for the right to go to Berlin: Washington, California, Penn, Navy, Princeton, and the New York Athletic Club. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This belief appeals particularly to one who is unable to compete legally with his fellow citizens. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I jog up the aisle and push the door open wide enough for the entire auditorium to hear my mother say, “I’m sorry, but we cannot allow you to compete without parental consent.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They never quarreled, those two, the way some girlfriends did over boys, or competed against each other for them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then as a one-man band he competed with others at a movie house on amateur night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw two extraordinary novelties, grandeur competing with splendor and the populace striving to exceed their city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I was captain and was competing against a kid named Shaun Luck. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “How are we supposed to compete with that?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I continued to train at the foundation in Manhattan and lived at home with my parents in New Jersey, but I would compete representing the United States as a member of the national team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was merely along for the ride—very precariously, as it turned out—which reminded me once again how really minor man can be when it comes to competing for space and time and food. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Unable to compete with the flurry of flakes rushing at the windshield, the brake lights ahead of us faded out, leaving us alone in a tight white blizzard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Then why are you even here? Why are you even competing in Warcross if it’s so beneath you? Weren’t you living in New York’s gutters before you came here?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In 1935 the dominant lab in this category had been the Cavendish, which specialized in reactions induced by alpha rays and protons; Berkeley could only compete in research on deuterons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He felt prepared for the military: He’d spent a lot of time as a teenager hunting and fishing in the woods, and competing in rifle competitions near his home in rural Maryland. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It competed against the inchoate mob howl and the rhythmic cries of the Fundie claques that formed mob-islands within the mob. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If there is a lot of grain on the market, sellers have to compete with each other for customers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Complicating matters is the fact that there are several competing systems for naming cadences. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Hitler was going to compete with their best dancer, Hector, who was one of the best dancers in South Africa at the time. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Dahomans also competed, as did the Turks, “some of them as hairy as gorillas,” the Tribune said, with the anthropological abandon common to the age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We beamed at each other for still not wanting to compete for the same role. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z No, Miss Miss had come to compete in a slinky pink evening gown that stretched across her misshapen body. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At almost the same time the German physicist Werner Heisenberg came up with a competing theory called matrix mechanics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The club had distinguished itself by competing every year in the Metropolitan Chess League, often defeating dozens of clubs throughout the New York area. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Thus every scientist is subject to two competing and conflicting imperatives: they are obliged to be both competitive and cooperative. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As long as I can remember, I’ve devoured stories of gymnasts who travel and compete internationally as part of the USA women’s national team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally, I wish to impress upon any of you wishing to compete that this tournament is not to be entered into lightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He made quite a bit of dough competing in televised PvP arena games after school and on the weekends. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z |
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