| 单词 | competition |
| 例句 | I quickly became the best saber fencer on the Columbia High School team, and I watched my ranking rise at the local competitions, often coming home with medals in my hand. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There are various explanations for this but, crucially, European culture allowed considerable space for competition and diversity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z According to Ms. Bethune the results of the competition had been mailed out earlier in the week, and Fadi’s nervousness was growing, despite his attempt at patience. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “What about the rest of our group? We’re traveling together—a group of schoolchildren—a quiz team, actually. They were also booked on this flight. We’ve got a competition this evening.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The pilots and navigators of the 587th kept a long-running volleyball competition going whenever they got a free moment, with the two flight squadrons making up their opposing teams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Luckily for me, because I was in the top sixteen in the world, I didn’t have to fence until the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The tournament wasn’t for another year, but there was a series of friendlies—matches that got the crowds excited for the oncoming competitions—throughout the year before. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but this is a national competition. There should be some diversity up in here.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The showcase means that the best of the best dancers go all out for a while, in a little competition. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a competition that Belmonte would not enter because it would lead only to a bad horn wound or death. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I like to keep my eye on our competition at all times.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z As a result, a fierce competition developed between the SS and the SA, who trained newly enlisted army soldiers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Why didn’t it show itself so he could just throw her into the dungeon and call off this ridiculous competition? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Could she have become so enmeshed in the competition that she’d lost track of time? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Tonight the mob takes on their fiercest competition yet,” the voice-over began. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And when my score appeared, it was the highest of the competition—15.933. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But he wanted to start the seventh and eighth graders now so that he could choose a varsity team and have them run over the summer and be ready to begin real competition by September. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Ladies, this part is not a competition,” Taylor said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Europe’s fragmentation did, and China’s unity didn’t, foster the advance of technology, science, and capitalism by fostering competition between states and providing innovators with alternative sources of support and havens from persecution. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They, too, detected a key role of competition and group size in spurring innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Within weeks, the Post- Intelligencer was warning the locals to expect company, and competition for those jobs, soon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When he was in the camp—depending upon her for all his meals, stealing her food, enduring her beatings—he saw her as competition for survival. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The competition will be far beyond my abilities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the urgency of the competition with the Soviets created pressure to adopt the quickest, surest way into space, even if it was a little crude, or sacrificed long-term spacefaring viability for short-term earthly victory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was all the fun without all the competition. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Merrick had been secretary of the Royal Knights since 1883 and insurance seemed like a good business opportunity for several reasons, most importantly because there was no white competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A final advantage of early food production in the Fertile Crescent is that it may have faced less competition from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle than that in some other areas, including the western Mediterranean. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I tell you what. The competition gets stiffer every year.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z S’meggs needed all the help it could get in the egg drop competition. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Quinton proudly holds up the trophy he won in the state math competition. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “No, Sierra. You can read if you want to. But read something for yourself—not the competition.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She was set to run in a competition, and then a gun went off to mark the start of the race. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A Syrian winning the world’s greatest long-distance competition? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When I got home from the competition that evening, both of my parents were waiting for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In elementary school, the closest I got to any organized competition was Friday-afternoon sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A The Final Five celebrating together after receiving their Olympic gold medals in team competition at the 2016 Rio Games. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A boy named Frankie won a few of the earlier challenges, so everyone expected him to win the whole competition. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “It’s public information since it’s listed on the competition’s website, under rules and regulations.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Lacking competition, racehorses in workouts rarely approach the speeds they achieve in races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart sinks as my chances of getting out of the competition shrink more than before. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Another picture showed my mom accepting her first major cooking award, the Newbie Chef Challenge competition on the Food Is Life network. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “My dad got me some stuff to read about you when I won the competition.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z 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 There was a national coach for the team, but most team members traveled to competitions with their personal coaches as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now he was frequently absent from the foundation and my competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He’s the Chumley Prep alumnus I saw at the a cappella competition. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z There are only three weeks left until someone wins the competition. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She is so nice that she let her five-year-old brother name the competition, as she told us on the flyer. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But we’re laughing so hard, neither of us cares that we’ll have to come up with a new idea for the competition. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Keeping ahead of the competition would demand the full measure of Lawrence’s fund-raising prowess. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I flew to the competition with fencing friends from other local high schools and the foundation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the population expanded, Malthus reasoned, its resource pool would be depleted, and competition between individuals would grow severe. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This is the one part of the competition that I didn’t look forward to, even though I practiced every night with TJ and Pop Pop for months. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The new history of science, beginning with Kuhn, tried to ground these new ways of thinking in intellectual communities: the success of new ideas depended upon conflict and competition within and between communities of thinkers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Since I’d started fencing, other parents had casually mentioned it to my mom when she was in the stands at my competitions, thinking she might be interested in checking it out since we were Black. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Just seeing my name nearing the top of the list at the end of the competition, with Akhi by my side, I’d felt so proud. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But as an athlete there was very little time to explore this enchanting, bustling metropolis before competition started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Jamie’s assessment made total sense considering my experiences with this were recent and only happened at competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z None of the games that had been planned or competitions they wanted to have worked out because it was much too hot. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To appear weak and frightened, to reassure the other tributes that he is no competition at all, and then come out fighting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They earned the opportunity by first winning an in-house competition at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His choice of attire showed just how uninterested he was in coaching or in helping his athletes during competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Coach Mustilli said he wants me to start going to some local fencing competitions,” I announced. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Most of the other kids would go off to play competitions against nearby schools, but there’d be a bunch of us left behind—the injured, the uncommitted, the uncoordinated, the ones who couldn’t catch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘Just before the competition,” Molly explains, “a reporter from the Washington Post came to interview the team. But he left when he found out you weren’t there.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Fairview Middle School shouldn’t even be allowed to enter a competition as important as this,” I hear one girl say. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The picture that caught my attention didn’t have a trophy and wasn’t from a competition. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “But he did nine in jazz flats at the competition in Virginia Beach, didn’t you Shawn?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The satisfaction lay largely in beating his competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a competition. The winner gets to go on a photo shoot. You can go to China, Africa, or India.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I get the feeling she’s displaying herself, giving me a chance to size up the competition. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, the center is hosting a statewide Quran competition for the students, and I signed you both up.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In 2013, Taylor placed fourth in an international science competition, comparing texting while driving to driving under the influence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His confession and encouragement are what got me through the Quran competition last year and gave me the guts to stand on the stage at the carnival that followed. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Nor does President Obama’s Race to the Top program—a competition for $4.35 billion in federal grants to states that meet various educational benchmarks—make any such recommendation. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The all-around competition and the event finals were still to come. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Hoping the match would be another Reykjavik—in explosive media attention if not financial outcome—cities around the world submitted bids to host the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But then he saw himself standing on the stage at the talent competition. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Imam Malik happily accepted the offer to host the competition. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z What had begun as a joke between them had become a resolute ceremony fraught with competition and even with something deeper, something almost mythological that separated them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like gymnastics, or track and field, fencing is still an individual sport, so even though I had qualified for the United States National Team, I would fence both the individual and team events during competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had to pinch myself as I started to walk away from these domestic competitions with gold medals around my neck after training with Akhi over the summer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was thinking, What kind of girl does the beauty competition circuit? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She’d been mostly normal since our conversation on Christmas, but she always looked a little nervous when the competition came up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Because I spent so much time alone during our competitions, I dedicated far too many hours to trying to dissect what was happening with my team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He greeted me politely, but I could see that he did not regard me as much competition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You two are our biggest competition. But seriously...” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Coach Mustilli was going to meet us at the competition because there were at least ten other fencers from my school team who had also qualified. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Food production would have faced even less competition from hunting-gathering in these areas than it did in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The significance of these competitions is that they prompted the emergence of a new class of elite musicians - individuals and groups striving for musical excellence who could earn money and prizes for their endeavours. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At the beginning of the competition, Fischer looked Abraham Lincoln-thin; his cheeks were hollow, and he had deep, dark circles under his eyes, all indicating that he might be ill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But then, in the final days before the competition, Dill stopped being afraid and started being excited. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The competition could be lethal, yet there was a childlike exuberance to it all, lots of pranks and horseplay. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was determined to wipe out railway competition by whatever means necessary. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z It was my first time in London, but I was so nervous about the competition, I hardly paid attention to the world speeding by outside the taxi window. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Racing in 1919 and 1920, this immense red animal so devastated his competition that he won by as many as one hundred lengths and set numerous speed records. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They hear pop music, watch singing competition shows on television, have pop idols, and want to sing pop music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The national points standing list included points accumulated at both domestic and international competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The devices chug-chug-chugged around the clock, but competition for computing time on the machines was fierce. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Emily sometimes suspected her parents had an unspoken competition about who could ignore the moving boxes the longest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I wanted you to have proper team uniforms for the competition.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Rowan had to remind himself that this man with the perfect smile, secreting charisma instead of sweat, was the man who had manipulated him and Citra into mortal competition. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I tried to take the friendship further a couple of times, but he didn’t want to join the chess club—he gave me a whole speech on the evils of competition. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z War Admiral could go into his scheduled retirement at season’s end without anyone accusing him of dodging the best competition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why, with this fact that we’re extremely unlike one another, it’s weird that we get into a groove, a rhythm, practicing for the competition. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “To hell with our competition! And the egg!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You did quite well last night. I feel certain you’ll do equally as well in this next competition.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “If Melody Brooks can win the first round, then my questions must not be difficult enough! We’re all going to rally to win the competition!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He somehow wound up promising to take her to a play after the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “This is it, ladies! It’s the final segment of competition. Good luck!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I first sought Keeth’s advice, he asked me how much studying I did of my competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the competition draws near, newspaper reporters interview us. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’d traveled to Morocco in college, this was my first international fencing competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The article is all about the team winning the competition, but yours is the only picture they used. Interesting.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Only it has too much competition to ever win out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The points accumulated from all of these competitions would make up the US national rankings, and the top four finishers qualified for the national team for the following season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z That summer he still thought of me as his biggest supporter, and given that there was so little competition for the job, I probably was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Thus, competition between societies at one level of complexity tends to lead to societies on the next level of complexity if conditions permit. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Peeta goes off to retrieve his notebook on the remaining living victors, and we gather in the compartment with the television to see who our competition will be in the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma started at the other end of the table, casting an eye over the competition. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the tenth grade, before their debate competition, Annabelle told Mrs. Lehwalder she had a stomachache and had to go home. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “The competition actually begins tomorrow. And even if you’re as fantastic as you claim to be, you’re going to need every moment of sleep you can get.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She had to find out who her competition was, but first she had to find a way to get Lillian’s claws out of the prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She thought he was a talented writer and had encouraged him to submit a twenty-four-line poem called “Summer Storm” to a statewide poetry competition. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t changed them since the talent competition. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then three times, as if they were in a throat-clearing competition. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Is this how you won the district competition, Jake? By cheating?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t actually know the answer to that question because I didn’t know how many competitions Coach Mustilli had in mind for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. I saw her downstairs reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. We’ll reach her later. It’s nearly noon and I’m eager to move on to the next round of our competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I clearly wasn’t there yet, so I had to fence in the preliminary rounds and hope I made it to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And it was serious competition, for Charles was passionate about those beetles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only two weeks earlier that I came up with the idea of hosting the competition at the church Soojin’s family attends. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Did I mention that this competition was a big deal? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “To the best of my knowledge, a scythe has never taken on two apprentices and set them in competition for the ring,” she continued. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The passions run from creative joy to anger to frustration to inspiration to aspiration to competition to rage. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And more than that, there must be a massive surrounding sports complex to provide venues for a wide variety of competitions, a single, unified Reichssportfeld. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The hotels are all in competition to see who can get their guests from their rooms to the casino faster. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The competition took place at the historic Grand Palais, an exhibition hall normally reserved for art and cultural exhibits. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Since early in the eighteenth century, the London watermen had also made a sport of racing their dories in impromptu competitions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then they turned away as if to say, Yeah, no competition. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We were at a World Cup competition, and I had heard some talk of going out to a restaurant instead of eating at the hotel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now Mrs. Weidenbach was plucking at Grandma’s arm, and it was time to enter the pie into competition. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Will you join our team for the quiz competition? We desperately need your brains.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When the introductions are over, the curtains close and the teachers rush us to the dressing room to get changed for the next segment of competition: talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Pah. Even the Scourge of the East would think twice about engaging both the Crux and the Current. He might even take out the Beauty and rid us of the competition.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But their argument was challenged by a man named Allan Bakke—a man of the new university, a man ambitious for his future, caught in the furious competition for professional school. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At least I was until I walked into the convention center on the first day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Young Smokies had all kinds of competitions, carrying weights or riding double, but no one was ever that stupid. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My first day of competing was the individual competition on Monday, August 8. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Where else do we find a similar conflict between competition and cooperation? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Verin had been at the head of the pack since this competition started. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The competition was very steep,” Dr. Kerry told me when I visited his office. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Why was she—Adarlan’s Assassin!—participating in some absurd competition to prove that she was the best? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Following this, Travis had driven us, and the fair organizers, mad with his obsessive checking and rechecking that Bunny was entered in the rabbit/fur competition and not the rabbit/meat competition. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the past, agriculture, writing, and improved pre-gun weapons took much longer to spread much greater distances, but the underlying social processes of population replacement and competition were essentially the same. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that I knew exactly what to expect at an Olympic competition, I felt more confident than I had before my individual matches. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "We are a state," he continued, "which stands with open borders at the center of the competition between two world systems." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Up until now, the egg competition had been important but far off. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But a distinct tradition of singing competitions grew up separately, and attracted participants from all over the Greek-dominated eastern Mediterranean. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We have only a month until the egg drop competition—less, if you consider the holidays—so we need to get going with testing our eggs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Such increased competition among plants themselves made a major contribution to larger seed size and to many other changes developing during the transformation of wild plants into ancient crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z More than ever, I knew how important this competition was, and I knew we had to win. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “That’s because there’s too many bars around here. Too much competition. What this neighborhood needs is a decent diner.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with yellowed clippings from the local paper, angling competitions, soap box derbies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lately Sam had been showing up to my competitions late, if at all, and dressed like he was going out clubbing in Harlem in the 1920s. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Maybe one day, we dreamed, we’d enter regional and state and maybe, maybe international competitions. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 I stifle the urge to go back to the window and assess my competition. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And when she won this ridiculous competition, when she was free...she could buy all the clothes she wanted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Aimee also never made me feel as if the world would stop spinning if I made a mistake in competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Our first competition as a team was World Championships in October. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Come to think of it, the whole competition might be unnecessary.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That only left two possible slots for Americans in the individual competitions instead of the usual four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She wanted her defense to move up the field and to stay even with one another, in order to draw the offside calls on the faster competition. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For example, when a farmer sows seeds densely in a garden, there is intense competition among the seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “What are you wearing to the D.C. competition?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I likened the top sixteen fencers in the world to superheroes, insanely fast, mesmerizing to watch, and lucky enough to not even have to fence the first day of World Cup competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “When it does begin, it would be wise to focus your attention on the competition itself”—his eyes move pointedly to the closed door to the study—“without any distractions.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hence these local failures or limitations of food production cannot be attributed to competition from bountiful hunting opportunities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Each day of our competition in Rio went much the same way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My ticket for sailing right over all the competition, or passing them until they were just a dot in my rearview mirror. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She helps me go over every segment of the competition. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z By the time the next competition season began in January 2012, I felt much stronger physically than I had the previous year, and my consistency was better. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They promote personal ambition by encouraging competition for the highest grades. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The three of us can’t wait to move up to the state competition,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I wished her luck in the rest of the competition, but before pressing Send, I stared at the screen for the longest time because I would need to know if she read it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z In October, Team USA took top honors in the women’s artistic competition, and I won my second all-around World Championship title. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That first season, the Fugees played in a recreational, or rec, league, an informal division teams played in before they could enter competition in the “select” grouping. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On the first day of competition at the six-day meet, I got an idea. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I am fairly sure the answer is A, but that word could mean “big-headed crippled kid who thinks she can win in a national quiz competition.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As it turned out, my grandfather had proposed to my grandmother in much the same way, after seeing her dance in a village competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Today’s test,” announced Scythe Cervantes, “will be a competition in the martial art of Bokator. The candidates will be paired and judged on their performance.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Which is why she’ll be fully capable of winning this competition of yours.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We were sitting in one of our favorite girls’ getaway spots in Maplewood on a rare Sunday afternoon that I wasn’t traveling for a competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the three of them fussed over him, Fadi’s thoughts shifted to the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “So?” said Harry, scanning the short news item to which the picture belonged; it was a rather dull story about interschool competitions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Carpenter reported his competition’s clients to the police, broke into dissection rooms to mutilate their deliveries. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He succeeded in getting WHO to agree to sponsor a meeting of drug companies; they would be urged to produce more second-line drugs, and competition would drive down prices, Jim thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t you mean when we stomp the competition?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I ended the day’s competition on the podium, thankful and with the bronze medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The existence of competition among scientists is in itself evidence that the idea of discovery is present; and where there is no competition, there is no concept of discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Today I will be working here, inside the library, supervising the final hours of this competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It’s a mixture of hating to see Mustafa argue with our parents and dreading the idea of the competition. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Now I know you’re the strangest one in the family after all. And you had some stiff competition!” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z This was due to two factors: I had grown taller and stronger, but more important, Fort Hare was so much smaller than Healdtown, I had less competition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just that...it was very important that I win the competition.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But I didn’t dwell too much on that because I knew I needed to keep up my confidence, think about the future, meaning the competition coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then they headed for Aeolian Hall, where the competition to select the winning vocalist was being held. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z While I was trying my hardest to fence my best at every competition, they were plotting to get other fencers on the team instead of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Pulling up to the Whitgift School on the first of the two days of competition, I decided the school looked more like a prestigious college campus than any primary school I’d ever seen before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Since I was doing so well with the saber, Coach Mustilli mentioned the idea of me entering some of the local and regional fencing competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The king’s already told you all there is to know about this competition,” Brullo said, holding his hands behind his back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Pennsy’s only competition was her older sister, the New York Central, which had twice as much track. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z On the drive back to Spring after the meet, Aimee suggested that Classics would be my last chance to add some new dream skills to my competition routine before Nationals. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They got together to drive Faye out, but they discovered she was not in competition. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If I want to go to the carnival, there's no way I’m getting out of the Quran competition. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “There’s a quiz competition tomorrow, and going through this will help me prepare for it. Anyway, I brought it for you to read while I study.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She couldn’t waste her time worrying about someone who clearly had no interest in her beyond the ridiculous competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Is anyone staring at you? Are any of them sizing you up? No. Because you’re not real competition. Because you don’t stand between them and whatever freedom or wealth they’re looking for.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The high-stakes crack trade brought a new level of competition and organization to the streets. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Unlike the French class I had taken in New York, here there was no sense of competition. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A singing competition, a reality show, One-Fifteen, a celebrity dance—wait. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z For the fifth game, some of the guys on the sidelines tried to stack the sides so we would have stiffer competition. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Even though she knew she was not part of this competition, Stella switched to chewing on her fingernails. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if you still hear yapping when I win this competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z About New Mexico and losing the egg competition and how I needed to find another Cobalt Blue Orchid. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z No matter what had happened the day prior, I had to be ready for competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Well, it seems rumor has already suggested that. I overheard a girl saying that the Crown Prince brought me here to woo me. I thought the entire court knew about this stupid competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Without any competition for the job, Clara became the creature’s mother, and she soon revived him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I consoled myself with the knowledge that with no dinner plans, I’d have more time to sleep and prepare for tomorrow’s competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After ten years of bitterness and competition, this was the first time Fischer had had a friendly interchange with his American rival. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It feels less like a competition and more like the way a class should be, all of us working together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He was just too young to conquer enough of the tournament veterans—each with years of experience in international competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “But another of his lovers nearly did. When she died, rumor pointed to one of the princes’ poisoning her, just to prevent competition for the throne.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The competition was a pack of rabid animals. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We’re adding a carnival on the day of the Quran competition!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We finally got to the competition, and I don’t know if I was expecting some grand ballroom or whatever, but the egg drop was hosted at an old three-story building. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I could never enter a painting into a school competition for everyone to see. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was as if she were in constant competition with herself. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Black skirt and white blouse for the competition.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You were pretty good in last year’s competition, even though your teammates stank. We’d love to have you try out for our squad. You’d have a much better chance of winning at Sunny Brook.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And of course competition is imperfect, and for a time scientists may set out on the wrong path; but over time good results will drive out bad ones. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The chamber of commerce is also sponsoring a quilt competition with a grand prize of five hundred dollars contributed by local businesses. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the business of death, we scythes have no competition. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was no longer any fun without Rob’s silliness and Andy’s teasing competition with Rob for points, for food, even for girls. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Local competitions? What does that mean?” my mom asked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Not so fast. I expect you to help out with this carnival, and to participate in this Quran competition, okay?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z To ensure a fair competition, each entry was given a number, and the applicant’s name was sealed in an envelope taped on the back of their design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “You must win this competition and become the King’s Champion. You understand the people’s plight. Erilea needs you as the King’s Champion.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There are a thousand tiny beer companies in Germany, shielded from competition with one another because each German brewery has virtually a local monopoly, and they are also shielded from competition with imports. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If the Under Fifteens lost their cool against the older Fugees, she figured, they stood little chance against the tougher competition to come. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On the fourth day of the competition, however, Kyle and his teammates didn’t fare so well. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Moreover, Hamilton’s complaint—that he could hardly be expected to remember everything he had said over “the course of a fifteen year competition”—inadvertently opened up a whole new and much larger field of conflict. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 “Family is a competition where the strongest gets the inheritance. That is how success is taught.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Was it difficult to study and prepare for the competition?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Everyone else is talking, animated, excited, hopeful that this year, our first year, we’ll win miraculously and then head to the regional Islamic Quiz Bowl competition, even though the other two teams are more experienced. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z All the dead Champions and mysterious evil powers and this ridiculous competition had made her go mad. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The firm is entering a competition, submitting designs for a new five-star hotel to be built in Miami. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But I guess I wouldn’t have been at this competition at all if that were the case. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I would later learn how to shake off these kind of setbacks in competition and get my head back in the game. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Several of my players are ranked in the state, so you’ll find plenty of competition. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that Faizah was fencing, she could help my parents understand the intricacies of competitions and explain that making the round of sixteen at an international competition was a huge achievement. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I have a competition coming up in a few weeks.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “I’m not in a competition with Elena Callas. I just want to make it all the way.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But first I want to thank my friend Soojin Park and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Park, for generously arranging to have our Quran competition here at the Milwaukee Central Presbyterian Church.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Such spreads of technology and agriculture, arising ultimately from competition between human groups, must have happened at innumerable other times and places over the past 10,000 years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And she was good at it, winning many competitions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time the competition realized the threat—usually when Bien fired a perfect cross or let loose with a bicycle kick—it was often too late to react. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The effect was to remove competition for tree nuts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It sounds horrible, I know, but a small part of me sees the girls in tears as eliminated competition. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “He’s the best sexer in Georgia. He won the national competition in Japan before he moved to the States. He can sex twelve hundred chicks an hour with one hundred percent accuracy.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In the spring she quietly entered it in the national competition. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I was tired and the competition was really rough, things would change for me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was past midnight on the night before competitions were slated to begin. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "Well, I don't have much competition here," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I’m glad to find that seeing your competition hasn’t damaged that swagger of yours. What’d you make of Cain?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z All his stories had to do with swimming pools and swimming competitions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Arobynn would have flogged her for saving Nox, jeopardizing her own safety and place in this competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And after years of track suits and crystal-covered leos on competition days, just getting dressed every day for school seemed like an adventure I couldn’t wait to start. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks. But I really need to win this competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z South Africa was also banned from Olympic competition, international track and field, swimming, World Cup soccer, cricket, rugby and a dozen or so other sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, thank you, Holly. I was in the local paper once. I won a competition. Miss Sugar Beet Fair Nineteen Ninety-Nine.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “You know, instead of some old, backassward pageant competition, we should have a con. A Girl Con! How awesome would that be?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A competition of sorts developed, and the biggest contest was the Space Race. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I never knew it he was going to be there for me at practice or at competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This Quran competition is something I want nothing to do with. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When this happens, it appears to create a state of competition inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But it’s not a competition if one person can’t even show up for the event. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were also choral competitions, with a festival atmosphere and plenty of group choreography - ancient versions, if you like, of the present-day carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Notting Hill. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what she planned to do now that she was dressed, especially if she’d probably have to change before the competition started, but— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Was it truly just so he could win the competition? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’d like to take a moment,” Mr. Kingsley says, “to introduce a very special participant in our competition tonight. Her name is Melody Brooks.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “We have different training exercises. Sometimes deathball—um, which is like paintball, except with... you know, poison and acid and fire balls. Sometimes we do chariots and gladiator competitions, sometimes war games.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And she and her mom often drove hundreds of miles to cheer me on at gymnastics competitions. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When I won the city, county, and state spelling competitions organized for black students, Mr. Wesley publicly expressed a special pride in me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He did not like this sort of competition. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was that this sense of competition was not elevated to a higher level. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dour frown met Sandoval’s humorless eyes, and it looked like a competition to see who could take my situation more seriously. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Because you probably left it in your competition’s back,” Miss Ohio snarked. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In event after event that afternoon, German oarsmen charged down the course ahead of their competition, winning gold medals in the first five races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My presence was cute at first, maybe okay for a local competition, but for the big game—on national television—that’s different. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Some of my teammates did the local competition circuit, but I wasn’t sure I was ready so soon after switching to saber. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hence Japanese food-producing companies are not exposed to either domestic or foreign competition, and they don’t learn the best international methods for producing food. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It had always been action, heroics, defense, competition. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now she had failed to make it to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The next award is given to the highest score in the onstage-interview competition. And surprisingly, we have a tie! The winners will each receive a fifty-dollar cash award sponsored by Bamberger’s.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They marched into the gymnasium to meet their competition—Quiz Bowl teams from the five other middle schools in the district. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z His problem was a squadron of aviation cadets with low morale who marched atrociously in the parade competition that took place every Sunday afternoon. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Hey, I may be new at this as a coach, but after traveling so much as an athlete, I have learned what to do when I land someplace new for a competition,” Akhi said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Indeed, sumo is said to be less about competition than about honor itself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Which was a stupid thing to think because we weren’t in a competition. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even if I had to fence against one of them in competition, I didn’t suspend my desire to win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The slight advantage I held coming into the Training Center, my fiery entrance last night, seems to vanish in the presence of my competition. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “We need to focus on the State Quiz Bowl competition!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Not sure who our competition is—the guy in the back already drinking his coffee while he reads his newspaper? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The bigger clans actually held a yearly competition called “Eighty-Six the SuxOrz,” with a prize for the clan who managed to kill the largest number of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I say, “We have a competition to win.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Their fear having dissipated itself, the children were holding a competition of shrieking. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the hazards, there is stiff competition among Sherpas for the twelve to eighteen staff positions on the typical Everest expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The competition season ran from January through October, with about ten international competitions per season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When the competition started, we were kicked out of the scorer’s table by the guy announcing the bands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I still often found myself without a personal coach in my corner at competitions, but I almost always had some combination of my mother, Faizah, and Paola as part of my cheering squad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “This is an abomination!” said one of the committee members, watching a recap of the Lemoncello Library Olympics’ first day of competition on the Book Network’s website. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Most of his competition was stiff but nothing he couldn’t handle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z During competitions, the saber fencers were loud and screamed on almost every point, almost as if they were trying to convince the referee they deserved the point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I think Stan appreciated my low-key wit and I picked up on his enthusiasm for kicking the competition. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Welcome one and all to the state finals of this year’s Middle School Quiz Bowl competition,” said the emcee, Haley James, the weather reporter from the biggest TV station in the state. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The warm-up hall was adjacent to the main competition hall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There’s something about team competition that brings out one’s competitive spirit—especially when you are fighting for your country. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The person who’d gotten stronger and better as the competition went on. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If the animal is anonymous, it’s a that: There’s the dog that won the Frisbee competition. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone is being called up: the winners of the music competition. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “And besides,” Baba continues as Mustafa walks into the kitchen, “my brother memorized the Quran when we were young and hasn’t forgotten a letter. He can help the kids prepare for the competition.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The band competition was just a way to scare me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I like the way it equalizes everyone, you know? Most competitions are only for one thing, but in America's Got Talent, you can do anything. Be anything.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Thus life at Elsinore, even for children, was full of competition. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She’d won the competition fair and square, and she still believed in her design 100 percent. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z His ideal stand was a small town with a mortgaged hotel and no amusements, one where his only competition came from wives and an occasional wayward girl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I expected to have competition, but knowing who it was made it more real. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But the competition is clear, so much so that everything else is tied to it, past and future. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No competition except for your own brain that swears there's other people on your heels. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Thaya Jaan rushed over to us with Mama and Baba after the Quran competition program was over and hugged us both tightly. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Athletes could be tested both in and out of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Thursday morning, the day of the Olympic all-around competition, dawned bright and clear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And since my mother reminded me of the carnival, it means the Quran competition is fast approaching. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was my competition, which probably made him my sworn enemy or something. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “There’s no regular school but choir rehearsals in preparation for the competition next week.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On my last day of competition, when I went out to perform my routine for the floor exercise final, the audience was cheering and shouting wildly for me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘Not this time, Piper. Nike is all about competition. Aphrodite ... well, she is too, in her own way. I think Nike might see you as a threat.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My neighbor and friend Terri Johnson had gotten in, and so had my classmate Chiaka, whom I’d known and been in friendly competition with since kindergarten, as well as one or two boys. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Because we weren’t competing, we had to pay our own entrance fees to the competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The culture of ascent was characterized by intense competition and undiluted machismo, but for the most part, its constituents were concerned with impressing only one another. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At the end of March, the entire club was assembled in the main gym for the band competition. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was better for me to think of competition as an extension of what I did in practice every day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As explained in the preceding section, I inferred that competition between different political entities spurred innovation in geographically fragmented Europe, and that the lack of such competition held innovation back in unified China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The two squadrons were locked in an intense competition to win the trophy signifying supremacy among the other squadrons at Ravenel Air Base. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were simple sleeping quarters at the top of the building, where students traveling from other towns could stay during competitions. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Someone in the class saw a flyer announcing a national competition to design a Vietnam veterans’ memorial. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z No matter who entered the competition— professional bakers, famous chefs with exclusive restaurants— none of their Talents were able to match Cady’s, not for five years running. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Jellies have less competition for their foods now. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So the three of us were motivated to reclaim our glory during the team competition five days later. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As crews from other nations arrived at Griinau, he and George Pocock were spending a lot of time down by the water, quietly studying the competition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Instead, he faced our latest robot, a work in progress for this year’s competition. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The competition had started as a Depression-era distraction, a way to create something out of nothing when nothing was what most people had. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The great collaboration was destined to become the great competition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He becomes jealous if there is competition and he fails “to drive away rival.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kids are going to be in a recitation competition at the Islamic Center. We hoped you would help them prepare.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z 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 I asked Betsy, when I was no longer worried about competition over my caviar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Everyone from the city had come out to watch the competition. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She started coming to more of my international competitions and always had her phone available to take my calls when I needed a loving voice to remind me that I could triumph on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The first major singles competition I played was a round-robin event on the first day, with playoffs on the second. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She had left the “scary, screechy” phase of violin playing shortly after that first year, and had even won a couple of violin competitions recently. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When we were on the road, I tried to initiate team dinners and arrange group outings when we landed in a new country or city for a competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not playing the Forrestville High School talent competition. Are you high?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Despite the amount of fun you nobles will have betting on us, this competition seems unnecessary. Why not just hire me already?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The State Quiz Bowl competition is first thing Wednesday,” she said between bites of eggs Benedict. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Ma’am, I’m sorry, but I simply can’t let you in without a ticket. In any case, the competition is already well under way.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Drizzle started to fall, increasing the already cutthroat competition for a cab. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And here I was, my first international competition, and I was out before the fun even started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I was praying that I didn’t have to be in the Quran competition,” I whisper. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the peninsula embraced the competition with zeal. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It has to be a competition,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z These were the same women I’d inevitably see at the next competition—women from Russia and China, Tunisia and Hungary—so I would be ready when I faced them on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Suddenly the wind had competition here on the hilltop. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know there’s no competition,” I mumbled into his cold skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “We have another Quiz Bowl competition in two weeks,” said Jake. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Word must’ve spread that unless one of the other medaled teams miraculously swept the final three competitions, the championship was down to two true contenders. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z After witnessing this type of behavior before, I always came prepared to our competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Since saber is all about speed and explosive energy, feeling slow and lethargic before every competition was distressing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The first two segments of competition weren’t that bad, but I don’t know how this one’s gonna turn out. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “The eighth graders loved my name for our mission model. I told them it was our destiny to win the competition, and that this was our child. They thought it was brilliant.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She laughed again and said, “Good, because I don’t think her new husband would appreciate the competition. Charlemae . . . Miss Hill is currently living in Chicago, Illinois.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z There are usually two days to a competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I never in my life exchanged a word with any person on the subject,” he noted, “till I found my name brought forward generally, in competition with that of Mr. Adams.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Kaz had warned them to anticipate competition, other teams bent on gaining the prize at any cost, but this was early in the job for things to be going so badly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A Welch High School display of plant fossils found in coal mines seemed our stiffest competition. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They “even went so far as to say that they fear Russia may be ahead of us in the competition,” scribbled the committee’s hawkish executive director, William Borden, who was on hand to take notes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Most international competitions had two distinct parts, the individual event and the team event. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Once the bugs were worked out of the Bonsack machines, Duke churned cigarettes out of his factories at an unprecedented rate—823 million in 1889—and at a price his competition couldn’t match. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside the library, she didn’t have to think about competitions and brutes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If a pirouette actually were a pastry, I’d be delighted to have a pirouette competition with Shawn. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Bye Bye Birdie opens, you have your competition, and I have a tripleheader. If I didn’t have games on Saturday, I’d definitely be at your competition.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z So Fadi had knelt extra long on the prayer mat at the mosque, asking Allah for Mariam’s protection and for help in winning the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The high financial stakes would spawn intense and often vicious competition between gangsters, and many would die. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad that so many of you have chosen to try out for the competition this afternoon. It’s going to be challenging as well as fun. Are there any questions before we get started?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I told him about that first World Cup in London where Candace and I had sat with our notebooks watching the competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We made a quick audit of our competition. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was so happy that Faizah had found love, and watching her navigate international fencing competitions, college, and now marriage filled me with pride and hope. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z 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 My father pushed him to seek out the toughest competition he could find, which meant that he would later send Craig across town on his own to play with the best kids in the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Absolutely. As a matter of fact, we’ll use this test as a learning tool to study for the real competition. But anyone is free to see the test and check their responses.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Cain knew that she’d discovered how he was eliminating the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The final match of the competition had been close, with Rick barely winning after he’d been able to king his final piece. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the average hermit crab isn’t particularly athletic, having to haul a clunky seashell around on its back, so the sports competition part of Abbey’s project sort of fizzled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Simply to remind you that you must win this competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The U.S. coach protested, but nothing came of it. That was it. She was out of the competition.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There's usually a lag of a few days between the end of the competition and the presentation of the victor so that they can put the starving, wounded, mess of a person back together again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “The competition begins tomorrow. Captain Westfall will show you to your chambers.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The game’s requirement of both analytical and people- reading skills made it a favorite of the engineers, and they spent many a lunch hour in fierce competition. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I could get them both busted for attacking me...for breaking my camera...for ruining my chance to win the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The talent show is important because it’s a chance to really get a leg up on your competition,” Max continued, over the noise. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z To please our father, Laertes took every chance to engage in fierce competition with Prince Hamlet He knew that to advance at court, he had to master all manner of sports and combat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If you’re willing to fight for me, to be my Champion during the months the competition will go on, I’ll see to it that my father frees you after five years.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My parents are clearly united on this and convinced that the competition is something their kids have to do. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Riverview Middle School went on to win the State Quiz Bowl competition. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z First there’d be regular church, then a program, then a glee club competition, then another sermon, then different choirs would sing. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z While the rich may have always set the standards, Schor said, the actual social competition used to be played out largely at the neighborhood level, among people in roughly the same class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In all previous Olympic rowing competitions, he pointed out, preliminary heats as well as finals had been limited to four boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The trend line pointed to a future of intense and expensive competition among academic institutions to be first with high-priced research apparatus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I was made to sit at the table for a whole hour after they left and SanJuanna cleared up, and I missed the firefly competition. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It had been “believed in some quarters that brilliant new ideas would flow from the establishment of competition,” he wrote Colonel Fields at the AEC. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z From that moment on I was able to approach each competition from a place of faith. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “But the competition starts at seven,” Mom mumbles weakly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But they would now be in competition with the black agenda put forward by the two black aldermen and backed by the power of the Republican mayor. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As Thanksgiving nears, the cooking competition is all I want to talk about. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I could barely walk, but that afternoon we had to leave Paris to go to the World Cup competition, which was being held in the city of Orleans, about an hour southwest of Paris. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Team Kyle’s bookmobile ride from Olympia Village to the Lemoncello Library was extremely quiet on the second morning of the competition. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Vote for the girl who has been the friendliest throughout the time we’ve prepared for this competition,” Mrs. Moore announces. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z While I will never give my neighbor Perilee any competition in the baking department, my cooking is downright edible. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Even now, when the competition stakes were becoming so much higher, she still encouraged me to train with dedication, then go out there and have fun. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Lining the rotunda were huge glass cases filled with trophies the school had won over the years: athletics, music competitions, color guard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z 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 Those competitions would occur in January, April, October, and December. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You don’t. You just have to trust me—and trust that I’m not trying to eliminate my competition by tricking you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Every year, the Rotary Club sponsored a competition for kids to see who could come up with the best display related to the holiday. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She reads me the article: ‘“Spaulding Street Elementary’s talented academic team of fifth and sixth graders won the local Whiz Kids quiz competition last night by a score of eighty-six to eighty-five. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Pricing the same goods for less than the competition. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z "Forty thousand golden dragons to the champion. Twenty thousand to the man who comes second, another twenty to the winner of the melee, and ten thousand to the victor of the archery competition." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Because now it wouldn’t be a competition with Rowan and the others. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Another possibility is that competition for resources flared up into violence and genocide. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you using that for the concerto competition?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the team competition, all three members of our team would fence against the three members of the opposing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The minister of education also sponsored a school in his area, and every year there was a day of competition between the two. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not every competition results in a prize, Rodney,” Mr. D replied. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z "He came in second in our school competition last year, only after his brother." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Lawrence avoided pointing out to Sproul that he had planted the seeds of this competition himself, but plainly the harvest was already being reaped at Berkeley’s expense. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But you can never underestimate the power of cutthroat competition. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finals of schoolboy sports, dog racing, strange little competitions in the remoter counties, all these are grist to our hungry mill. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He was now a finalist in the competition; would Mac write him another essay? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The competition unfolded on the first night of the full moon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Lauren seemed to compensate by watching TV for hours at a time, housewives and fix-it shows and singing competitions flashing across the screen every time Maya came downstairs for a snack. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z By the end of the competition Anh had shot three rolls of film. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It would have been nice if the Crown Prince had considered springing her from Endovier earlier so she could have some time to regain her strength; how long had he known about this competition, anyway? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Peeta and I hold on to each other, waiting for the cannon, waiting for the competition to finish, waiting to be released. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The mechanics and armorers felt a fierce sense of competition with nearby men’s night bomber regiments doing the same job, and the women wanted to prove they were just as capable as the men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I glanced over—Connor was boasting to his friends about last year’s competition. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There’s no competition; there are just a thousand local monopolies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The delay allowed Lawrence to exploit Groves’s largess without competition: by the time Brookhaven was chartered, the foundations for Lawrence’s three new accelerators already had been laid. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The teachers tell us to put on our gowns because we’ll move into the final segment of competition once intermission is over. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We need a plan of action for this egg drop competition,” Dari said once they’d finished with the lab, and I startled at his voice, at the sound of reality. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course. There will be a flyer with all the information, and the details will be on our website. Get back to work, and remember to practice hard for the competition!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She didn't want to think about the girls at school and she didn't want to think about the competition. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “What are you studying to prep for the competition?” asked the TV interviewer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z This is to give it competition of a kind it cannot survive, the competition of other grass. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, when I wasn’t at practice or a competition, I spent time with members of the MSA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z At my second Worlds, the setup would be different because this was both a team and an individual competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit bounded out of the gate in front and galloped away from his competition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Save it for the competition,” he said softly, but not weakly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It’s too late now to submit another name for the competition.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z In high school, she struggled in the adolescent competition for boyfriends in a world of football games and proms, a world where her looks were plainly uncommon. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s kept his promise to the imam and, after he was caught skipping Sunday school, has been taking his participation in the competition more seriously. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was the first of what would become a string of academic successes for the Warner children, in the classroom and in competitions outside of it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You should probably just order in and be ready for the competition tomorrow,” she said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “So the competition will begin when the circus opens, then?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t even know this was some kind of competition with her until this moment. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We had done the whole competition together, and now we would finish it together, joining our hands and lifting them high in a victory salute to the crowd. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I remember looking at my bracket after qualifying for the second day of competition and realizing it was one of the toughest brackets ever. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was honored to be acknowledged for breaking barriers in sport, as the first Muslim woman to represent the United States in international competition, but I hadn’t even qualified for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I’m panicked. I just look like this to demoralize the competition.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z 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 She would now go on to the district competition in Red Rock, they said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And the only way to avoid the possibility would be to throw the competition; to perform so poorly between now and the final conclave that they had no choice but to grant scythehood to Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z You could earn badges and participate in competitions—just like in the Scouts. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Kindly invite your network of crackerjack librarians all across this country to organize regional competitions.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We took our time because the competition wouldn’t begin until the early afternoon. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “They’ve agreed you can join a team and start playing in competition with the adults, if you think you’re ready,” Frank said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I looked at every competition as an opportunity for the unmatched feeling of exhilaration when I scored the perfect touch. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Baby Sister Fifi held that title the longest, though Sandi, with her good looks and many opportunities, gave her some competition. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His red screen meant the Mid-Atlantic team was out of the competition. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The early minutes of the game felt like the scrimmage days before against the Under Fifteens; the Fugees were outplaying the competition but were unable to score. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “But carving a totem isn’t competition. Saying your carving is better is like saying your feelings are better.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Basically, I was finished with the whole competition before things even really got started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I remember one time there was a competition between three different types of pressure suit, to see which one would be selected for the Apollo flights. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you feel about participating in this competition?” he asks next, and I breathe out with relief that he’s let the issue of my childhood drop. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything is glory and country and competition and sacrifice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I won’t have any competition. My career could really take off here.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We examine the faces of the kids who will be our competition. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There were stories of competition in the oil patch turning into a Mafia turf war. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyle figured his competition was more into books and libraries than video games. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Different individuals responded in different ways to the new pervasive spirit of competition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Because of competition from another part of the world. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Clearly it had occurred to her that with the green-haired girl unable to take the test, there would be less competition. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It followed inevitably from our selecting among wild plant individuals, and from competition among plant individuals in gardens favoring individuals different from those favored in the wild. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s why the first World Championships after an Olympic year is always an individual meet with no team competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The injury forced me to scratch out of the doubles competition. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her competition was already back in their seats, writing definitions for words like gesture and narrator. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe Sparkle and everyone else will see me for who I am and for once I won't feel like this is some competition I'm losing before I've even begun playing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 One time the team was traveling by bus to a competition at Notre Dame. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In Globalization 1.0, the primary questions were: Where does my country fit into global competition and opportunities? The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z By the end of the competition, he was feeling mild discomfort in the lower right part of his abdomen, and he was also having difficulty keeping food down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I don’t mean to pry,” said Anh, “but it seems like winning this competition means more to you than just a camera and a trip on a photo shoot.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Finally, when a charming woman had invited them to a dance competition she was hosting, they’d jumped at the opportunity. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The competition for resources intensifies, and burgeoning tribes itch to kill each other. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We talk about how Rabia’s neighbors all have Christmas lights strung on their houses in the most intense competition she’s ever seen. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A competition held by the Tribune brought a wave of implausible proposals. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Kondrachev organized chess competitions and planned tours for famous Soviet musicians—activities that offered the perfect excuse for traveling about the city, scouting out quiet meeting spots, and arranging clandestine rendezvous with DIOMID. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me about how you became Adarlan’s Assassin, and how you wound up in this castle, exactly—and what the details are of this absurd competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Luckily Faizah had traveled with the team for this competition, and she stayed by my side as the trainer assessed my injury. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Charlaine went on to introduce the other five judges, but I was too busy eyeing the competition to pay attention. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Will you be trying for the concerto competition?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My friends and I had now moved to the upper school, and our friendly competition got even more competitive. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Considering there were sixty other girls in the competition, I was pretty happy with twelfth place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In other words, it’s one of the hardest vaults in the world—and I had never performed it in competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Taking Beetle gave her cheap labor and an apprentice too stupid and scared to be any competition. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I ended up feeling really sick on competition day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Welcome to day one of our competition, Library Olympians. Today we begin our quest for champions!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In New York, the sky gets too much competition. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you looking forward to the State Quiz Bowl competition?” asked the interviewer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 Too bad we didn’t believe in competition—all that emphasis on trophies and medals, the shiny symbols of an empty soul. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But the war came, and afterward there was too much competition, and everything was lost. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z One way or another, I’m going to find some way to get out of the competition. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z How did this terrible competition get started, anyway? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It used to bother me; now I just see it as an early lesson in the inherent value of healthy competition. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was white and gleaming, and the pride of Ravenskill, a town that took sports and competition very, very seriously. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I guarantee she’ll be able to fulfill her duties; we truly don’t need to train her. I’ve told you already: it’s foolish to have this competition at all.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I wonder why they chose the noon flight. That will get you into Washington around two. The competition starts at seven. That’s cutting it a little close.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I had to pay for my lessons, competition entry fees, and travel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I want to win the competition, and it’s on TV, so yeah...” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I played in the school talent competition. That took faith.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z 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 Aimee talked to me about adding hours to my training regimen so that I could become so rock solid on all my skills, I could go out and just enjoy myself in competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The relationship grew stronger as the game wore on and the sense of competition between them intensified. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If he’d wanted to escape, he would have waited until dark, when he was away from everyone at the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We were also, apparently, having class spirit competitions, whatever that meant. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 “Since I became his son’s Champion. So perhaps you ought to devote some additional resources to solving these murders, before I win this absurd competition just because I’m the last one left alive.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He could lift and run and hike and ride with anyone, but he had no sense of competition whatever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday, October 21, they were set to face their toughest competition of the season—the Athens United Gold Valiants, a team that was undefeated. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I knew only a miracle would get me through a full day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “That’s true, but there’s nothing like a little competition to rev up a player’s game.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z "This is your father when he won a singing competition at his school." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Three hours later, Akhi and I were exchanging high fives because I had gone undefeated in the pool round, winning all six bouts, directly advancing on to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The trees in the orchard are crammed with apples, and the cafe hosts apple bobbing competitions every afternoon. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’ve never performed one of my nonhymn songs in public before. Much less at the high school Christmas talent competition in front of six hundred people, most of whom hate me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And in a way they had, for right away they began entering him in quiz competitions, which Sticky won easily. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “In two weeks the winner of this competition will travel to Washington, D.C., to represent our area at the national championships.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I have an announcement to make in regard to the ongoing Excelsior Award competition.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z 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 This was the second of two back-to-back competitions, and we had had a training camp in between tournaments. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z 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 At home, they watched a dancing competition on television as they ate a dinner of spaghetti. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The day of the actual competition dawns bright and chilly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z With the competition for seats still a few weeks off, the tensions of the year before had eased some, and he enjoyed hanging around with Johnny White, Chuck Day, Roger Morris, and Shorty Hunt. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “This society is unforgiving, relentless, and the competition is constant,” Andrew Eungi Kim, a sociology professor at Korea University, one of the country’s most elite schools, told me. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In competition, we always performed the skills we’d practiced and mastered in the gym, because as any gymnast can tell you, there’s a fine line between being courageous and ending up with a major injury. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I believe in mystery and old-school modesty, so I wear a sarong in the bathing suit competition. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z With discovery came the competition to be first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then she reminds me to brush up on more seerah, to be really ready, as there might be an audience for the competition. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Even without the extra competitions, fencing was expensive, even at the high school level. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I practiced reading with him most mornings on this trip, like I did when I was preparing for the recitation competition last year, and never got tired. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He discovered that he loved moving through the water, and he found that he loved competition itself, whether swimming or playing chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Seven was just glad Edgar Allan Toad had absolutely nothing to do with the competitions. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She was like an East German swimmer at a local competition. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For this segment of the competition, the emcee makes the contestants pick a number out of a bowl, and the corresponding judge asks the question. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In competition, there will always be routines happening simultaneously, and the crowd is always going to go nuts for the home team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It’s like when his name was called at the talent competition, the way his mind freezes and goes somewhere else. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z 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 Get to him and Engorgio his head and watch him float out of the lake — away from the task—away from the competition . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I was happy that in addition to my mom and sister, Akhi had also made it to this competition and was able to provide me with the support I needed on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now that Faizah was fencing more regularly, we often traveled together to the same competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d seen every single episode more than once, so I knew how the competition worked. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The competition organizers seem to like me, even though I doze off from time to time. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t give me that look. I’m not any sort of competition.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Sara, you want to win that competition and get your mom on TV, right? This is our big chance to tell people about her business. And don’t you want your parents to take you seriously?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This World Cup competition was to take place right outside of London. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The boys and girls who built them were, I realized, the competition we West Virginia kids were going to have to face once we went out into the world. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Ancient Greeks reserved their greatest excitement in relation to music, though, for competitions, of which they had a large number. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If I could remain consistent and advance to the second day of competition and win my first few direct elimination bouts, I’d have my first major international result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z On the morning of the egg drop competition, while Dad prepared for his afternoon work sessions, I stood outside his and Mom’s bedroom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I sit down at my desk and stare at my hands, ashamed of judging her, of holding on to petty competitions that no longer exist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Fadi skimmed over the page and saw that the results of the competition would be announced December first, and the awards ceremony would take place in San Francisco the following week or so. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My costume would be her horrible wig-hair and a purse full of fruits and matches, and honey packets, and a general demeanor of bloodthirsty competition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “But have you seen some of these kids in the regional competitions? They’re amazing.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Scythe Rand continued, “but clearly the competition has turned into camaraderie. How will we ever know which is the better candidate if they continue to aid each other?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My mom had been with me in Belgium for my last competition, and now we were heading home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The plot of Aristophanes’ satirical play The Frogs of 405 bc, for instance, like the story of Orpheus and Euridice, concerns a life-or- death poetry and singing competition in the Underworld. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z By his retirement from competitive fencing, he had been to five Olympic competitions, winning a bronze individual medal in 1984. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I propose that, to ensure this competition is truly a competition, we add a slight stipulation.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Up to that point, much of Bobby’s life had been nomadic because he spent so much time traveling from one competition to another. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Recall that the rise of food production involved a competition between food production and hunting-gathering. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But Raisa’s triumph didn’t last long, because at that moment actual Luftwaffe enemy fighter planes appeared in the air above the competition. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We roll across the studio, careful to avoid cords and wires, and enter the area where the competition will take place. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “And you’re always so sharp in AP English with all your comments and questions, and Maddie just about burst with pride when you won that essay competition. You see what I’m saying?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z More to the point, they outstepped everybody so completely that when they needed tough competition they were forced to dance with themselves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Eliza and I had fenced well on the first day of competition in Moscow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z To tear apart this stupid competition and send everyone into a tizzy. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The gang members were no competition for us; they soon became quiet while we continued singing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re hearing rumors of fresh competition. A new show called Seal Team Seven. With real seals. We need new episodes. We have to start shooting in two days or they could crush us.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All of the travel for competitions was beginning to weigh on me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Eat up. The competition starts in an hour.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Of course, one of the four teams with a single medal could dazzle us all and sweep the final two competitions. It’s still possible that this thing could end in a three-way tie.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The Garden Club displayed strawberries and fuchsia baskets, and the chamber of commerce awarded trophies for a float competition. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They both helped me really understand the importance of consistency in my gymnastics, and I learned so much about how to carry myself on the elite competition circuit just from being around them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’d learned that mental training was just as important as physical training, because despite our team’s upward trajectory in competitions, my teammates and coaching staff were intent on standing in my way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Since we live in a society constructed around competition, we have a tendency to take competitive behaviour for granted as a universal aspect of social life. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Neither Candace nor I made it to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The setup in the Rotunda Reading Room was slightly different for the second day of the competition. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was only when the other scythes in attendance shook his hand and wished him luck in his mortal competition against Citra that he sobered and remembered what was at stake. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Remembering past losses wasn’t helpful, and those thoughts creeping into my psyche before competitions were what created the anxieties in the first place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This same thing had been happening to me for the last couple of competitions, and I knew once I started fencing, the fatigue would eventually fade as swiftly as it had come. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He held out a yellow piece of paper: a flyer for a science competition. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sure, that would explain it; he and Wilbur Mercer are in competition. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Tickets to the zoo! And the water park! Even if none of us win the reading log competition, can we make a pact to do stuff like this over the summer?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He was a loner and invariably separated himself from the other children, possibly because of acute shyness or fear of competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was no competition, nothing to help him keep an edge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Our school has not had a winner of this competition in recent years, but your son, Neel, is the brightest student I have seen in my tenure here. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z One month after moving into his building, Holmes sold the former Holton drugstore and assured the buyer that he would face little competition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 “Oh, I remember those kids. They were here early this morning. Great group. So polite and well mannered. They told me all about the competition and the huge trophy they might be bringing home.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I mentioned already that the adoption of food production involved a competition between the food producing and the hunting-gathering lifestyles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a little more than eighty hours left, and somehow he was going to enter the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Happy he’d brought me into a competition, made me part of a team, showed me that it could sometimes be just as much fun losing as winning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Former beauty queens will attempt to reclaim their titles, and no one will suspect a thing until the talent competition, when they offer their renditions of "Sonny Boy" and "Ain't We Got Fun." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I’d never earned gold on vault in a world competition—until now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The first two days’ worth of competition was to whittle those two thousand plus fencers down to a manageable sixty-four when the elimination bouts began. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z All that luck sat in my stomach, tight and full and good, and with all that goodness inside me, I knew I would win this competition. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We need an escort for the evening-wear segment of the competition. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Trust among friends was poisoned by constant competition for food and pressure to snitch. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You can do this” looped through my mind repeatedly, serving as a mantra for any challenge during competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They go back and forth like it’s a competition. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Some girls argued over whether the death of Miss Massachusetts — favored by bookies to win the whole thing — meant that the competition would never feel entirely fair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Because all of my wins thus far had been at domestic competitions, Akhi now wanted to see how competitive I could be on the world stage under his tutelage. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Although she wasn’t officially on the team, a younger fencer named Eliza Stone was also traveling with us for the competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There was no pattern; five were dead, and they had no connection to each other, aside from the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The stand Frank’s son had made for me and all the training I’d done meant I could play in normal competition, rather than signing up for disabled bowls. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As it turned out, no one from the United States women’s saber team did well in the individual competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The competition was tremendous now, but the day after she was ninth a three-page letter arrived from Westley in London and just reading it over put her up to eighth. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z However, if you fail, you will be eliminated from the competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They fuss over her like it's a competition to tell her how beautiful she is. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She hasn’t said a single word about her robotics competition this weekend, and the fact that she hasn’t tells me just how nervous she is. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Segments of competition include talent, formal wear, onstage interview, and academic achievement. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This time the competition was in Colorado, and I had much higher hopes than how I fared the year before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nicole was on the sidelines the following January as I performed flawless giants in competition as part of my bar routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “How interesting. I have my servant here. His name is, amusingly enough, Logi. Would you like an eating competition with him?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Other nights, the children visit camps of other witches for competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Coach Mustilli was running all over advising all of his athletes attending this competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z With the exception of that sip of Coke at the competition, nobody on the team had ever really seen me eat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I have that chem test on Monday and I didn’t get a lot of studying done on the plane ride back from the competition.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z 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 Plus, the next time there’s a Quran competition, I’ll be ready. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As usual, competition brought out the best in me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Feel free to mingle with one another. Don’t forget: only you can put the friend in friendly competition. There’s a refreshments table on that back wall, starring my famous sweet tea, of course.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I am already so busy working for Chandresh, and I will need to focus on the competition without...distraction,” he says, using his instructor’s choice of word, from an order disguised as a suggestion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They crash and bang and make themselves at home, mostly because there’s no competition. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “The planners of the competition are looking for art and poetry and writing.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Since I can’t do a sport in the competition, do you think it’s all right if I write about sports?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 So Lancelot, and all the other angry men, went circling round Camelot in a bitter atmosphere of knots and competition and bating hawks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “A friendly but fierce competition against all the other middle schools in our district.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The Seoul Grand Prix was the last competition before the Olympic qualifiers began. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The competition to lead the Review was ferocious every year, involving rigorous vetting and a vote by eighty student editors. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By the time we hit our teens, it was a competition to see who could stay in bed the longest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes new recruits were punished for something they didn’t do well enough, or someone in their platoon didn’t do well enough: cleaning their boots, pitching a tent, performing in drill competitions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Okay. Since we’re being honest. This is a competition. And I am in it to win.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Neither of us wanted to work as a team, so from here on out we would be in direct competition with each other. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As an official member of the team, the majority of my competition expenses like airfare, food, and hotel would now be covered. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight minutes since the moment his chance to win the competition had evaporated. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The captains would then look the rest of us over, using their obvious years of sporting experience, training, coaching, and performing at the highest levels of athletic competition. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The competition was terrific, but Henry was accustomed to hard work. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She also worked with the school choir; under her direction, several of Moton’s vocal quartets had come away victorious in statewide music competitions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There are clear-cut winners at talent shows—just like there were at the athletic competitions. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It’s big in the suburbs, once they start getting age spots they figure they’ve got to beat the competition. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Nope, it seemed pretty clear as I looked around the room at the competition: the final three would be Ximena, Savanna. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Picking just the right size stone became a kind of competition among us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He said that a daughter should not be in competition with her mother, but I think he would have missed her during the times she would be at rehearsals. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But there was only one thing that could satisfy Buck Duke and the other leading businessmen of his day—Mellon, Morgan, and Rockefeller: crushing their competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I found out that...that I didn’t win the photography competition.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I hadn’t talked to Mr. Andrews in several months because my schedule had been chock-full of workouts and competitions, sponsorship appearances and media interviews. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Standing on stage at the talent competition, looking into Lydia’s eyes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I was laying waste to the competition in the chess club, but that always happened. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z This part of the competition really makes me want to vomit. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She knew I put on a fierce face during competition, but that my inner core was soft. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “My mother and I have been enjoying the regional competitions,” said Charles. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I had thought after all of those wins in the United States on the national circuit that I had proven that I could handle a major competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Because I’ve never wanted them to win a competition so much in my whole, entire life! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The field would be crowded and the competition fierce. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 I had been traveling overseas for a series of training camps and competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Kaiser Wilhelm II had built a sprawling summer pavilion in Griinau so the imperial family could reside in splendor while watching the competitions or taking to the water themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But on ordinary days, the rule is competition, not collaboration. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He had been in the squadron less than a month and was noticeably unnerved by being thrust into competition so early in his tenure with the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a competition, My. They love us both.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t only among the men that the competition was so hot. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The six drivers were ferocious in competition with each other, and when Hurley began to boast of having the fastest team, there was nothing to do but hold a race. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “I guess. Anyway, there’s this competition for something called the Excelsior Award.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Yesterday I went online and dug up information on the Take Your Best Shot competition...” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She sighed and joined the competitors waiting for the competition to finish, keeping well away from all of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For years, I’d imagined the camaraderie of team practice, the adrenaline rush of competition, and maybe even being noticed on campus as one of the school’s athletic stars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All they needed now, Pocock told them on August to, was a little competition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “And how many of these competitions would you be doing?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was my highest finish ever in a competition of that high quality. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Emily sometimes suspected her parents had an unspoken competition about who could ignore the moving boxes the longest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The discovery enterprise is no more universal than cricket or baseball or soccer; it is peculiar to the post-Columbus world, and it can only survive within a society which fosters competition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Every time I thought about the competition, I got that plum-pit feeling in my stomach, and being the captain made it even scarier—lonelier, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If Haley could win this competition and become Mr. Lemoncello’s spokesmodel, her family’s money woes would be over and they wouldn’t have to sell their home. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In competition, they never could survive in heels. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was covering Wimbledon, the world’s premier tennis competition and one of the few events I go to where the crowd never boos and no one is drunk in the parking lot. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year our school sends a team to the Whiz Kids competition. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But with the competition beginning tomorrow, what else did she have to do? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The competition was to take place on the outskirts of London at a private boys’ school in an area called South Croydon. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There were fish in his hold, more to be had, and small competition to get them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel ready to debut the skill in competition though, because I still wasn’t consistently catching the bar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The older girls like musical competitions, radio gymnastics, a regular spot called Seasonal Tips for Those in Love that makes the younger children squeal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It might seem that entirely new rules apply to competition between the world’s peoples, and that as a result new powers are emerging—such as Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, and especially Japan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Since you violated the rules of the competition, we must rescind your first-place victory.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The authorities permitted us to organist a concert, hold competitions, and put on a play. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you can commit to doing these drills, you will be building your craft exponentially and getting ahead of the competition,” he said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z More often than not, I would be the only fencer at a major international competition without a personal coach by her side. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But how would I juggle my training and a busier schedule of competitions away from home? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like the majority of the other fencers registered in the competition, I began the first day of the Grand Prix warming up for pools. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Normally, this would mean do absolutely nothing, but since the egg drop competition is on January 13, Dari, Twig, and I had our work cut out for us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the competition for king of the crops, corn left the European plants in the dust. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In Handel’s London, the vogue for adult soloist castrati was short-lived, and Italian-style opera itself soon came up against stiff competition in the shape of what we would today call jukebox musicals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Competition after competition, I continued to chip away at my Olympic dream, fencing hard in the hope of a strong result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I went on to the countywide competition, but I was eliminated there. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was granted immunity by my sponsor. He tracked me down and said I wouldn’t go to prison if I lost the competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The winner would move on to the district competition. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Improvements in navigation, the lure of the spice trade and competition among rival European powers made the discovery of America around 1500 more or less inevitable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was well aware that the older boys had utterly dominated their competition in Oakland. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were confident, and on their way to the assigned field they made fun of the competition—decked out with matching gear bags and all those silly-looking parents perched on the sidelines. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z This had become abundantly clear ever since a competition in Seoul, Korea, earlier in the year when for the first time ever, I beat Mariel at a competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As Cady swooped the last curl of peanut butter frosting onto the two-tiered peanut butter cake, she had a whole hour before she and Toby needed to leave for the competition. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Not only that, he could turn the drugstore into a thriving establishment and conquer the competition up the block. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A large sign stood at the center announcing the photography competition and exhibit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, the king. Did you think you wouldn’t see him? The Crown Prince told you the competition was to start today—this meeting will mark the official beginning. The real work begins tomorrow.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Dede supposes that the Tigers took one look at the bespectacled, pale young man and decided he wouldn’t be much competition. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For there were not many buyers really—there was only one, and he kept these agents in separate offices to give a semblance of competition. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today’s two competitions will both be centered on books.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z |
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