| 单词 | one-upmanship |
| 例句 | Fear, uncertainty, and one-upmanship became key ingredients of this new approach to warfare. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I laughed at the thought of Mrs. Dorn keeping a tally of everything her neighbors purchased, and tried not to be jealous that Audrey got a car because of a game of wealthy one-upmanship. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He read and reread the works of Stephen Potter—the English writer who coined the terms one-upmanship and gamesmanship—not as social satire but as a manual of practical stratagems. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gunters loved to play the game of one-upmanship and were constantly trying to prove they had acquired more obscure knowledge than everyone else. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Phony rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-fisted copyediting and smarty-pants one-upmanship. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z To bring up the issue in a more general fashion, you could say: I feel like our conversations often veer into put-downs or one-upmanship, and I don’t like that. The friendship checkup: How to reevaluate relationships and take steps to repair them 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “That one-upmanship was a big driving force” in Avent’s success, he says . This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Is it fair to say there was a kind of friendly one-upmanship in your on-camera relationship with Carson? Doc Severinsen Recalls High Notes, Low Notes and Everything in Between 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z We’re competitive and there’s an element of one-upmanship to our friendship, like who is funnier. 'She's 85 and can out-dance me': the joy of the age-gap friendship 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Playing 18th century French aristocrats who engage in games of sexual one-upmanship, the two actors don't spare words when describing the depravity of their characters. Janet McTeer and Dominic West of stage-to-cinema 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' revival talk cruelty 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Instead of the backbiting and one-upmanship in so many high-school movies, the students here are offer mutual support. Review: In ‘Miss Stevens,’ a Chaperone Greets Temptation 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Their freewheeling, improvisatory mode of one-upmanship has become a brand unto itself, a kind of Coca Cola of dueling male egos. Review: 'The Trip to Spain' Is More of the Same, and That's OK 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Club House There are limitless places to party in Las Vegas, where one-upmanship drives an escalating cycle of openings. 36 Hours in Las Vegas 2013-05-09T21:33:51Z So Davis taunted Sinatra with the chorus of “Anything You Can Do,” prompting escalating displays of one-upmanship, like spreading salt on the floor for a soft-shoe shuffle. Patsy’s, a Rat Pack Redoubt, Turns 75 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z At a cost of $120m, the show is among the most expensive ever made in an industry engaged in an apparently limitless game of creative one-upmanship. All beat, no heart 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z These small joys are few and far between in a comedy that's mostly reliant on repetitive sights gags and increasingly desperate one-upmanship. Review: Little magic in `Burt Wonderstone' 2013-03-12T22:12:18Z But his braggadocio is two parts lyrical one-upmanship, one part side-eye commentary on braggadocio. Earl Sweatshirt and ASAP Ferg, Hip-Hop Progressives 2013-08-15T16:50:54Z But since the release of Fyre Fraud, what started as an amusing example of corporate one-upmanship has morphed into a larger referendum on the ethics of both films. Fighting Fyre with Fyre: the story of two warring festival documentaries 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z As it spun Brody’s story into a second season, then killed him off in a third, it began to suffer from implausibility and plot one-upmanship. ‘Homeland’ Gives the Long War a Long Goodbye 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Claim to fame Five seasons of legal warfare with Glenn Close in “Damages” on FX; genius of wedding one-upmanship in “Bridesmaids.” My First Time (It’s a Little Scary) 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Between stunt performers there is, he says, a healthy sense of one-upmanship. Stunt star turned Extraction director Sam Hargrave: 'Charlize Theron is the bravest actor I know' 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Together, they lived in a world of gossip, intrigue and one-upmanship, but really only feared one thing: boredom. An 18th-century Parisian garden of delight can teach us much about what not to do today 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z I wave good-bye to the British couple I overheard amusing each other with a game of one-upmanship to name each plant. Paradise found: Lago Maggiore, the ‘Eden of Italy‘ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The songs slam one into the next like bumper cars, and the rappers’ verses leapfrog each other in a nonstop game of one-upmanship. Album review: Run the Jewels, 'Run the Jewels' 2013-07-04T03:21:00Z “The essence of opera has nothing to do with stuffy salons and social one-upmanship,” he says. Walt Whitman and the Essence of Opera 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z It probably helps that he and Ostermeier seem to have a complicated relationship that involves trust but also a degree of one-upmanship. Method Acting? Lars Eidinger Just Wants to ‘Become Myself’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z I began to notice that more than just excitement, the rush to tell me stories that I would then scribble into my little OfficeMax pocket notebook was a form of one-upmanship. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z A game of one-upmanship and various reversals of fortune quickly ensues. "I Care a Lot" is a darkly amoral joyride for Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z But there is an element of one-upmanship at play. A Quartet Sets a New Standard for Beethoven Marathons 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Surely this ought to provide us with at least an attempt at a witty and incisive homily on greed, envy and one-upmanship. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z “So from that time on I engaged in all kinds of one-upmanship to prove I was as good or better than anyone else.” Gary Owens, announcer on TV’s ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 80 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z But as stark differences in wealth are paraded in schools and on social media, the general atmosphere has become one of “one-upmanship”, Alex says. Downward spiral: how addiction decimated a Wyoming family 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z I want a musical where nutty excess and carefree one-upmanship rule. The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The story hip-hop has often told about itself is that it’s a game of lyrical one-upmanship, an ecosystem of artistes looking for words others couldn’t possibly use better. Critic’s Notebook: Young Thug’s ‘Black Portland’ Extends His Reputation 2014-02-05T21:42:57Z O.K., sometimes there will be that one-upmanship on who got the best deal on an Ecuadorian sweater. On the Road: ?Titanic Awards? Catalogs the Misery of Travel 2010-05-18T01:40:00Z Graffiti’s parameters developed with serious stakes, a kind of one-upmanship expressed through art. ‘I Have to Get That’: How Henry Chalfant Became a Graffiti Ambassador 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Google renamed itself Topeka, an ironic one-upmanship with the Kansas city, which renamed itself "Google, Kan." in March to help lure the company's experimental fiber-optic network. Web gets April Fools' makeover of goofy hoaxes 2010-04-01T17:11:00Z But silly one-upmanship gave way to legit worry - and unity - when Superstorm Sandy dealt a devastating blow to the city's restaurant scene. Of droughts and foie gras angst _ the year in food 2012-12-18T16:28:09Z "Gold" establishes an uneasy dynamic between these two strangers in this first act by their unspoken game of one-upmanship. Zac Efron is worth his weight in "Gold," a harrowing thriller about greed and survival 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Without high drama, flashy star turns and conspicuous one-upmanship, the show led you inside a cozy family circle where the joy of music making was an end in itself. Music Review: Real Guitar Hero, Through the Years 2011-01-09T23:00:15Z When George W. sought to topple Hussein from power more than a decade later , he faced accusations of one-upmanship with his father. Book review: ‘41: A Portrait of My Father’ by George W. Bush As with all social media, there is a degree of one-upmanship at work here. Delectable or Vivino: A wine critic compares His 1984 play “Glengarry Glen Ross,” two acts of profane one-upmanship among desperate real-estate salesmen, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. As Mamet Returns to Broadway, His Claims on Pedophilia Get Spotlight 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship has possible benefits for the president, overshadowing a debate that is to serve as the first test for Republican front-runner , the Texas governor, alongside his GOP opponents. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z Fashion is not an altogether natural fit for Los Angeles, a town more or less founded in opposition to the compulsive one-upmanship and rigid hierarchies that rule the industry. | Los Angeles, Where the Wild Things Are 2013-08-20T18:49:15Z I was most struck by the countless threads devoted to comparing “war wounds,” a case of one-upmanship that felt like watching boxers or a platoon of Marines. Megan Abbott on Cheerleaders in Pop Culture 2012-07-27T15:27:38Z Gomez adds, "You want people to notice all that, not some decorator’s one-upmanship." Mariette Himes Gomez Decorates a Historic Washington, D.C. Home 2014-01-13T05:00:00Z His works are sustained by a cerebral clique that – whisper it – don't really like them either, but use them as a trump card in one-upmanship. Paulo Coelho's attack on Ulysses insults readers 2012-08-08T11:26:38Z MOMPETE: To engage in one-upmanship over who has the more outstanding offspring. Style Invitational: Blasted alphabetical contest! Give us an ABC (BCA, etc.) phrase 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z But these films have their own spirit, at once more expansive and more brutal, touched by a disconsolate quality that doesn’t appear in Boetticher’s more gregarious studies in psychological one-upmanship. DVDs: Mythic Mash-Up in Feverish Color 2010-08-29T02:23:00Z Creating him was partly a reaction against the troubled anti-heros that had become so fashionable that a kind of one-upmanship was setting in. This Jack Reacher Is Going to Be Big 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Still, “Sabbath’s Theater” might be read as Roth’s ultimate piece of literary one-upmanship over the movies. Philip Roth Versus the Movies 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z But insidiously working its way into their casual interplay is the kind of jostling for one-upmanship, for alpha male status, that spritzes the theater with the scent of testosterone. ‘Winners and Losers’ at Soho Rep 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Part of the appeal of custom culture is that it taps into the connoisseurship and one-upmanship that has long been central to guy culture. 2010-02-04T03:20:00Z She was aflame with snobbery and, as she grew older, addicted to bullying and one-upmanship. Beauty, Bad Temper and Scandal in a Riveting Look at Princess Margaret 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Preceding the award ceremony is a four-day conference: punishing rounds of talks, panels, group meals, petty intellectual one-upmanship, casual misogyny and lackadaisical love affairs. So You’re at a Literary Conference With a Bunch of Jerks 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Theater requires an audience, so these young men try to generate ever-higher body counts as a form of one-upmanship but also as a “means of generating media attention.” It’s not just about guns: What the gun control debate exposes — and threatens — in our toxic white male culture of violence 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z James liked the simple illustrations and the zany game of imaginative one-upmanship. H.O.R.S.E by Christopher Myers - review 2012-12-06T12:00:00Z Eating sumptuous meals without apparent relish, jogging separately through impossibly gorgeous towns, and firing off celebrity impersonations with wearying one-upmanship, they perform with the competitive reflexivity of the longtime double act. Review: In ‘The Trip to Spain,’ Everything Tastes Stale 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Live favourite Oxford Comma finds thousands singing along to lyrics about social one-upmanship, contentious punctuation, crunk music and the Dalai Lama. Vampire Weekend and?Janelle?Mon?e ? review 2010-12-05T21:31:00Z Even a snippet of good-natured one-upmanship, heard in passing, conveyed a sense of victorious emergence. Review | At the Kennedy Center (at last), Miami City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ is a perfect Thanksgiving story 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Nick Hornby is the undisputed king of lad-lit; now his sister Gill is set to make her literary debut with The Hive, a novel about female friendship, motherhood and one-upmanship at the school gates. 2013 books preview: Jane Austen gets tough, The Shining revisited and Boyd takes on Bond 2012-12-30T20:37:01Z Some vignettes are anecdotal; others are tangles of passive aggression, racial hostility or repellent one-upmanship. What’s on TV Wednesday: Tracee Ellis Ross, Stevie Wonder and Michelle Obama 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z HERSHEY, Pa. — Each season in the theme park world brings a spirit of roller coaster one-upmanship. Skyrush, a Winged Roller Coaster at Hersheypark 2012-06-28T23:14:28Z The one-upmanship is dizzying, with characters reeling off statistics about drones, the death penalty, the credit crisis, African leaders and Willie Nelson like auctioneers at a cattle show. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom’ Returns, With Some New Faces and Issues 2013-07-12T21:33:38Z Key, Basden and their generation are engaged in a game of creative one-upmanship that should result in more imaginative comedy – and funnier theatre – for all of us. Move over McIntyre: Kafka comics lead a standup revolution 2010-11-22T16:38:00Z There was an unending game of one-upmanship with more colorful shirts, perhaps even a patterned vest. Fox's Ed Henry goes with squares to add flair 2012-07-12T18:18:08Z I was immediately superseded by Laurie, whose one flaw is the chronic traveler’s one-upmanship. My “Magic Mike” moment was truly magical 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z This type of one-upmanship is particularly prevalent in backpacker circles. 5 Tips for Meeting New People While Traveling 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He presents, without overt judgment, the macho, competitive, one-upmanship world of the collectors, an atmosphere that perhaps contributed to their gullibility in the high-rolling economy of the early 2000s. Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z For instance, there was a bit of animated death-related one-upmanship in the fall. Staring at the End, in Several Senses 2013-12-13T19:29:33Z Two initial movements engaged the soloists in volleys of brittle one-upmanship, with no small show of athleticism from the constantly sprinting Mr. Currie. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s Contact! Series at the Met 2012-06-10T22:10:56Z Sylvester's nosey neighbours, whose constant bickering and one-upmanship make Mr & Mrs Twit look like the perfect couple. R Kelly: Trapped in the Closet is back, here's our guide to who's who 2012-11-16T16:00:00Z How else could he account for a white performer who, along with his bandmates Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, coupled the carefree character of punk with the clownish one-upmanship of hip-hop? 2012 review: notable deaths in music 2012-12-24T09:00:08Z Well, there was no one-upmanship because we knew who had the one-up. Doc Severinsen Recalls High Notes, Low Notes and Everything in Between 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z It’s got to be challenging right now to be a conservative pundit looking for things to scare the audience about, in the current moment of culture-war one-upmanship. Lou Dobbs Vs. Kids? Movies: Does Children?s Morality Have a Well-Known Liberal Bias? 2012-02-27T17:09:10Z Fair enough, but it smacked of ethical one-upmanship, and the delivery was hopelessly garbled. The 2020 Golden Globes Recap: Michelle Williams for President 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z They said they were unsure whether viewers would embrace them without the outrageous gags and improvisational one-upmanship that defined their previous work together. The Doctor Is in Too Deep: Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd on ‘The Shrink Next Door’ 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Their interplay altogether was breezily intuitive with just a tinge of one-upmanship, aglow with a sense of play. Music Review: Four Pianists, Teaming and Competing 2011-07-22T23:35:20Z The thrilling sequence foreshadows the macho posturing and one-upmanship that color this world. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z At an Iowa showcase featuring most of the top Republican presidential contenders, the Florida governor and the South Carolina senator engaged in one-upmanship about who would best support Israel, America’s closest Middle East ally. DeSantis Says He Would Cancel Student Visas of Hamas Sympathizers 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Rabuka sided with Australia in what he described as the “rivalry” and “one-upmanship“ between the United States and China. Fijian prime minister ‘more comfortable dealing with traditional friends’ like Australia than China 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z “For some of these offenders, it’s a game of one-upmanship,” Mr. Jacobs said. Carjackings plague every part of D.C. as city smashes record set in 2022 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Two Nepali Sherpas are taking one-upmanship to an extreme on top of the world. 4 Everest Ascents in 10 Days: Sherpas Battle for a Climbing Record 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The alternative is to keep seeing Israelis and Palestinians traumatized and killed as militants and politicians practice one-upmanship against each other. Opinion: Could the Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire end a cycle of violence? 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z “It’s one-upmanship. You’re doing anything you can to get an edge on the other guy. There’s no back-off from some of the coaches that are in there right now.” Old-time hockey returns with coaches sniping in NHL playoffs 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Pocan told me afterward he attributed the uptick in calls for a ban to political one-upmanship. Analysis | Warning of a 'Red Scare,' some Democrats rush to TikTok’s defense 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The lyrics succinctly and intricately unfold their competitive natures; the number offers a compelling portrait of how real brothers often behave, supportive of each other one minute, contestants in a game of one-upmanship the next. They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In an interview with The Associated Press last month, she’d said that building relationships with small Pacific nations shouldn’t become a game of one-upmanship with China. New Zealand’s Ardern, an icon to many, to step down 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The NBA these past few weeks has featured an almost nightly display of one-upmanship among the game’s greatest scorers. Analysis: 3-point shooting leads to more NBA scoring binges 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “So I think we have to be really cautious about treating our relationships as if it’s somehow one-upmanship,” Ardern said. New Zealand PM Ardern says China has become ‘more assertive’ 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Hints of professional rivalry and one-upmanship creep in. Bob Dylan's new book is revealing, misogynistic and a special kind of bonkers 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But the awkwardness soon dissipates as the characters shift into festive one-upmanship, one by one trying out dance steps to impress the group. Review | Constellation revives ‘Once on This Island’ to joyful effect 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The two Republican governors have been locked in an increasingly high-stakes contest of one-upmanship, wielding their own unique brands of conservatism and pushing boundaries by using desperate migrants for political gain. The Megastate G.O.P. Rivalry Between Abbott and DeSantis 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “However, it does not solve the actual problems. … Let’s fix the system,” he added, “and stop turning people into pawns of political one-upmanship.” Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transports 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Both, however, have kept each other waiting at summit meetings, prompting media speculation about games of one-upmanship. Putin and Erdogan contacts underline complex Russia-Turkey ties 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z What followed were rounds of one-upmanship and, at times, bitter words. Spirit Airlines calls off a Thursday reckoning on Frontier’s bid. 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z She said that a desire for one-upmanship fuelled her father; it caused him to not only swear like a sailor, but also drove him to Washington DC. The Capitol riot trial that tore a family apart 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z "This means there will be no one-upmanship nor outrageousness on my part." A defection reveals Le Pen's Achilles heel: she looks too mainstream 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The decision illustrates the perils for Mr. Biden of succeeding a president with a penchant for one-upmanship and a love of big round numbers. Biden’s China Dilemma: How to Enforce Trump’s Trade Deal 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z If brevity is the soul of wit, it’s also the brass knuckles of one-upmanship on Twitter. What ‘your’ vs. ‘you’re’ says about Congress right now 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z “Republicans will gerrymander more than Democrats because they have more power, but because neither Congress nor the Supreme Court has stepped in, it remains this never-ending game of one-upmanship.” Analysis | People say they hate gerrymandering, but that isn’t stopping Republicans or Democrats this year 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z "So there's this constant one-upmanship. That's hugely problematic because it encourages the cheapest, laziest possible gathering of data." Limits to growth: Can AI’s voracious appetite for data be tamed? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z “My view is the international climate policy depends on the relationship and balance between China and the United States,” Berkhout said, adding that Chinese officials could leverage Biden’s struggle back home for “one-upmanship.” White House doubles down on executive action as Democrats weigh trimming Hill climate plan 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The pressure to keep pace with Girardi has inspired petty arguments and such relentless one-upmanship that beaded, floor-length gowns are now considered reasonable barbecue attire. How 'The Real Housewives'' glam arms race gets its cast into hot water 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, however, Biden and Putin addressed reporters separately — a move that emphasized the leaders’ distance and also eliminated any opportunities for one-upmanship. How Biden’s meeting with Putin differed from Trump’s 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z With each subsequent mission, it became clearer this exercise in interplanetary one-upmanship was over a world nightmarishly ill-suited for future human exploration. Is NASA about to Lift the ‘Venus Curse?’ 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Now that one-upmanship is intensifying a much more dangerous side of their rivalry: the arms race. A Quiet Arms Race Is Rapidly Heating Up Between the Two Koreas 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z His announcement Wednesday is likely to include a whiff of one-upmanship, as the Democratic foreign policy experts say he is pulling off what the Republican iconoclast failed to do. With Afghan pullout, Biden aims to reset America’s global agenda 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Sister Jean’s beloved bunch regained the lead midway through the half but never got comfortable, the teams playing a game of one-upmanship down the stretch. No. 8 seed Loyola holds off No. 9 seed Georgia Tech, 71-60 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z He worked seven days a week, including holidays, and took a one-upmanship approach with legal opponents by scheduling nighttime meetings on Christmas Eve or the Fourth of July. Mark B. Sandground Sr., Machiavellian divorce lawyer, dies at 88 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Side streets added their own parklets, and establishments have entered into a kind of design one-upmanship to stay competitive, said Robin Elander, president of the community organization Downtown Santa Barbara. 14 clever COVID-19 design solutions from around the world 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z There should be a single well-informed and impartial moderator who would avoid the sniping and one-upmanship that appeal to so many on-air commentators. Opinion | Ideas for Better Political Debates 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Close childhood friends continuously dare each other to pull pranks in a twisted game of one-upmanship. Movies on TV this week: 'Gandhi' on Showtime; 'Giant' on TCM 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z While it may be superficially on Gary’s side, “Irresistible” views their gleeful one-upmanship with sly detachment. Review: Jon Stewart's off-key political comedy, starring Steve Carell, is far from 'Irresistible' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z That sense of braggadocio and one-upmanship pulses faintly through the film, but is weighed down by an odd need to seem serious, too. Review: Chris Hemsworth-starring 'Extraction': Come for the action, stay for the … nah, that's it 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The vibe is friendly cooperation, not culinary one-upmanship. ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ has the recipe to hit season 20 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The goal traces back to one-upmanship of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who in 2016 had proposed spending and loans that she projected would generate about $500 billion for infrastructure. Trump tries new approach for $1 trillion infrastructure plan 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z It was a year of one-upmanship for Los Angeles’ high-end housing market. Los Angeles’ biggest home sales of 2019 top out at $150 million 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Not that there wasn’t the usual jostling and one-upmanship which have characterized relations between congressional Democrats and Trump. House passage of USMCA marks major shift toward less free-trade policies 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “And you can imagine ... the course of actions within that relationship — the bickering ... the one-upmanship.” 'Jumanji' stars Danny DeVito and Danny Glover take friendship to 'The Next Level' 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The use of homemade explosives is particularly concerning to fire officials, who worry about one-upmanship and copycats. Pink or blue? Some gender reveal parties take dangerous turn 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The use of homemade explosives is particularly concerning to state fire officials, who worry about one-upmanship and copycats who want to post their own announcement. Pink or blue? Some gender reveal parties take dangerous turn 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z In reality, this is an unintentional game of one-upmanship. The NFL MVP derby is a game of one-upmanship, and Deshaun Watson just made his move 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The term also reflects the old-school nature of the pair’s relationship: their quick back-and-forth, the playful spirit of one-upmanship, the teasing that doesn’t even pretend to conceal their fond camaraderie. Steve Martin and Martin Short: 'Do you think the Queen will come to our show?' 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Northeastern states are engaged in a game of renewable one-upmanship. Major U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Still Face Hurdles 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Driven by patriotic one-upmanship, Congress followed through and supported the initiative. Apollo was NASA’s biggest win — but its legacy is holding the agency back 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z On and within us is a ceaseless chatter of molecular signaling and one-upmanship, of small and large conflicts and emergent mutualisms. Stupid Humans 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z While unprecedented, last night's one-upmanship over climate was months in the making. Climate Comes Up at Democratic Debate, But with Few New Details 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z “The last thing an awful lot of people want is a one-upmanship match between the president or presidential candidates and an individual company.” Analysis | ‘A new era’: Trump and 2020 hopefuls are singling out more American companies by name 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Lisa Monaco, who served as the homeland security adviser in Barack Obama’s White House, said many countries are changing how they approach the digital battlefield, from focusing primarily on espionage toward “geopolitical one-upmanship.” The Daily 202: How the nature of cyberwar is changing 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Vital technology transfer and major investment do not follow from ever-nastier one-upmanship of the West or rhetorical tribute paid by Beijing. Review | How Putin outmaneuvers a blundering United States on the world stage 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z But what the newly reinstalled Speaker Pelosi also did was show she is more about showmanship and one-upmanship than striking a deal, a compromise that is potentially acceptable to the masses. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z So Mr. Trump made a play for dominance and one-upmanship reminiscent of his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, when he was mayor of New York. Trump Hits Back at Pelosi, Threatening Her Trip to See Troops 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Notice how they all got on, there was very little anger, hatred, jealousy and one-upmanship you see on reality tv and reflected in real life. Are reality TV stars good role models? 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z In the cafeteria, he’s drawn into a high-stakes competition for the last piece of candy, as patients vie to tell the most outlandish first-sex story, in a wave of bubbly one-upmanship. The Home-Cooked Pleasures of “Please Like Me” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z What Kahn is looking at are the echelons in which art operates as an asset, where a painting fulfills a desire for power, prestige and financial one-upmanship. Review: In a clear-eyed way, 'The Price of Everything' shows how the art world's financial sausage is made - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship means that right now is possibly the most lucrative moment in history to be a professional catcher of bass. This Is the Most Lucrative Moment in History to Catch Bass 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z There's "definitely an arms race of one-upmanship" between bands, says the studio's CEO Ray Winkler. How U2's tech changes concerts forever 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Or, perhaps, a type of territorial one-upmanship, as in: “My family was here before your family.” Opinion | Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test really is much ado about very little 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The book was a clarion call to stop all the silly pretending about food that had gone on for far too long in Britain: the snobbery and the dinner party one-upmanship. Kitchen revolution: how Nigella Lawson changed food writing 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z If, like me, you’re somewhat removed from the realms of intellectual one-upmanship “A Short Film” parodies — by race, age, gender or inclination — you’re less likely to find it witty. 3 new speculative-fiction novels with wit, unexpected truths 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Through a long game of one-upmanship, the first algorithm got better at producing images that resembled clothing, while the second got better at determining whether they were like — but not identical to — actual products. High-skilled white-collar work? Machines can do that, too 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Through a long game of one-upmanship, the first algorithm got better at producing images that resembled clothing, and the second got better at determining whether they were like — but not identical to — actual products. High-Skilled White-Collar Work? Machines Can Do That, Too 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s only there that we see the usual social media game of moral one-upmanship in which each tribe competes to be more victimized, more offended and more woke. The gender war is fake — just ask a millennial 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z You see, there's no need to wait until Christmas for street-based one-upmanship. What else could match ticket money buy? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z When those same conversations take place in the sterile realm of the computer screen, they are much more likely to deteriorate into angry name-calling and one-upmanship. Review | Is Facebook the problem with Facebook, or is it us? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Terrible revelations were batted back and forth in a spirit of rueful one-upmanship. “The First World” 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship reflects an industry under threat from Silicon Valley, where deep-pocketed technology companies like Netflix and Amazon are stealing audiences, ad dollars and big name creative talents. Comcast Offers $65 Billion for 21st Century Fox, Challenging Disney 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z And if halting hypersonic one-upmanship between the US and Russia is a goal, prospects seem bleak. Inside the race for hypersonic weapons 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z This is thanks in part to the multiple hours of heart-stopping video uploaded daily to the internet, documenting not only death-defying feats but also perpetuating a dangerous game of one-upmanship. Opinion | Why People Love to Jump Off Cliffs 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z It was one of the most lavish shows ever, a serious statement of one-upmanship from one of fashion’s most powerful houses. The view from the front row: a history of the fashion show – photo essay 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z SEOUL, South Korea — During the Cold War, the one-upmanship between North and South Korea was so intense that it extended to the height of the flagpoles at their border. North Korea’s Would-Be Olympics: A Tale of a Cold War Boondoggle 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Some nationalist politicians see Thomas Cook’s move as a form of one-upmanship against an old enemy. A travel agent is trying to charge fees for sunbeds 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Through online videos, he taunts Kiya, dictating new lines of one-upmanship, and pushing her to cross them. Rob Mockler’s surreal film Like Me explores loneliness through YouTube culture 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Trump’s tweet last week played into a familiar routine of one-upmanship here. New U.S. Embassy — which Trump mocked on Twitter — opens in London 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The idea for the pregame distractions arose from a bit of one-upmanship. New Pregame Trickery: Distract the Visiting Team With Bad YouTube Videos 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z President Trump’s breakup with his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon had all the stuff of a good telenovela: insults aimed at family members; sniffy one-upmanship; charges and countercharges of treason and insanity. Analysis | The Finance 202: Trump versus Bannon threatens populist economic agenda 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Partly I think it’s an opportunity to show off, a form of intellectual one-upmanship. 'I'm a magpie, a collector of facts and curiosities': secrets of a quizmaster 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Was this a game of gulf one-upmanship, with more to follow? Editorials from around New York 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Things people would not say face to face are all too easy to post in bouts of blogger or tweeter one-upmanship. Opinion | Is anyone ever wrong anymore? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The man who’s supposed to be Seoul’s dependable ally is playing a dangerous game of one-upmanship to the peril of everyone who lives on the Korean Peninsula. Opinion | Mr. Trump, I Live in South Korea, and You’re Scaring Me 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z As the one-upmanship flowed, Twitter users jumped in with their own comments. Cathedrals' online architecture banter 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z That’s not the swamp draining; it’s the muck of money, greed, self-interest and one-upmanship — Washington’s unique art of the deal. Opinion | Donald Trump, the great uniter? 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z These tired games of political one-upmanship are too small for such a moment. Is left-wing terrorism making a comeback? 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z So, I conducted a highly scientific and rigorous analysis of the responses, and I’m ready to call a clear winner in this social media game of one-upmanship. Decaying turtle or vulture vomit? Here are the worst smells in the world, according to scientists 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z There is enough one-upmanship in this life without using our children as chips. Is it OK to keep posting photos of my kids on Facebook? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But someone else’s secret urges or desires are always on the verge of display — and one-upmanship is the coin of the Facebook realm. Opinion | The Facebook murder was inevitable 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z That sort of one-upmanship and piling on probably goes on at book clubs, too. Critter tracks read like a story in the snow 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z At one point Tuesday night in Hyattsville, the two most savvy veterans on Paul VI and DeMatha found themselves locked in a game of one-upmanship. DeMatha knocks off top-ranked Paul VI as a wild year in the WCAC gets wilder 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z It would be a mistake to characterize Saturday’s demonstrations as an outpouring of support for one party or a rejection of another. Precisely this kind of partisan bickering and one-upmanship brought us to this moment. Opinion | What the women’s marches were all about 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z ‘Small-scale brewers are driven by friendly one-upmanship and the feedback loop of local tastes.’ Where the Beers Are: A Region-by-Region Guide to U.S. Craft Brews 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z There’s a bravura comic scene in which the two swap increasingly unlikely reminiscences in a game of nostalgic one-upmanship. McKellen-Stewart double act signs off with live screening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The bragging will be subtle, less alienating and won’t sound like one-upmanship. When Is It OK to Brag? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Pensioners at Munich’s refugee shelter engage in absurd one-upmanship over their volunteering with “my refugees”. German comedy tackles refugee crisis – but reviews are mixed 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It was an education in a cheerfully cutthroat approach to songmaking, full of outright theft and bald-faced one-upmanship, built on simulating and repackaging the heat and flash of black music for a white teenage audience. Rock’n’roll’s first intellectual sophisticate: Paul Simon 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Small-scale brewers are driven by friendly one-upmanship and the reinforcing feedback loop of local tastes. Where the Beers Are: A Region-by-Region Guide to U.S. Craft Brews 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Every football song, every dig at a player, every time a team wins or loses, there’s one-upmanship, there’s the mocking of the loser and the gloating of the victor. The time has come to kick homophobia out of football for good | Graeme Le Saux 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Kai keeps tabs on other local young birders’ tallies, but tries to avoid engaging in one-upmanship. Rare Find in New York: A Teenage Birder 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Those kids, Rheam said, raced down the slope and posted their exploits online, feeding a game of one-upmanship that puts them in competition not just with each other, but the entire internet. Avalanche educators grapple with social media impact 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The initiative set up a strange game of one-upmanship between Newsom and fellow Democratic state lawmakers who already approved variations of the ammunition background checks and large magazine ban this year. California voters consider even tougher gun control laws 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z THE Monaco Yacht Show, which ran from September 28th to October 1st, is arguably the world’s most extravagant game of one-upmanship. Peacocks of the sea 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But in the battle of one-upmanship among Texas high schools, a challenger is rising close to home. After Texas high school builds $60-million stadium, rival district plans one for nearly $70 million 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z While Babs was eager to exchange a few good-natured barbs with the faux Trump, she was also happy to instigate a friendly round of one-upmanship. Watch Barbra Streisand Sing with Jimmy Fallon's Donald Trump 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The ceremony sought to pump the brakes on the high-tech one-upmanship that has come to define the opening of the Games, from Beijing to London to Sochi. Rio’s Olympic Opening Ceremonies had low budget, high appeal 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The game of one-upmanship is expected to continue Saturday when the Rams practice Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Coliseum. Jared Goff, Case Keenum duel before Saturday's Coliseum practice 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship then moved to platform-drafting as the camps continued to squabble until reaching a conclusion in Orlando, Fla., on July 9. Democrats Used to Like Natural-Gas Energy. Not Anymore 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z For Lei, the curator, this one-upmanship typifies the counterfeit nature of the new Macau, made in the image of its Nevada counterpart. As Casino Revenues Plummet, What's Next for Tiny Macau? 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z As is so often the case, in any parliament, it is hard to discern precisely where factional one-upmanship ends and an honest devotion to the national interest begins. Britain Votes, Maybe for the Last Time, on Whether to Stand Alone 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Candidates, consultants and media advisers seem to understand this cycle of seemingly daily one-upmanship. Yes, Political Ads Are Still Important, Even for Donald Trump 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z “I realized that philosophy in academia was about one-upmanship,” he said. Nyquist’s Owner Has a Philosophy: Stay Grounded 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z General and giving those desperate families better lives as long as there is one-upmanship, rather than cooperation, between the council and executive. The District’s leaders must work together to help the homeless 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Marked by outrageous headgear, equestrian excellence and Pimm’s-fuelled social one-upmanship, the Royal Ascot races span five days. How to Party With the British Royals 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But their dispute is more than a clash of personalities, or even professional one-upmanship. 2006: a space oddity – the great Pluto debate 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Republicans say that more than halfway through his four-year term, McAuliffe still lacks the finesse to win over lawmakers who long ago mastered the parliamentary one-upmanship that defines Richmond politics. McAuliffe has vetoed more bills in a session than any Virginia governor since 1998 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z The 2016 Republican presidential race has gone from a manhood-measuring competition onward to arguing over whose wife is more attractive, with a side of Muslim bashing one-upmanship. Trump and Cruz, Budget Radicals 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, while others have remained loyal to Al Qaeda — but that has sparked new concerns that the rivalry could create an increase in attacks and one-upmanship. Somalia militant group Shabab keeps bouncing back from attacks 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z A loss for her would mean yet another week of back-and-forth and one-upmanship when it comes to appealing to minorities. First Read: Is South Carolina getting closer? 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z "There is an entrepreneurial spirit at work here: not the theatrical meanness and one-upmanship of Gordon Gekko, but a desire to create something better for us all." Labour's McDonnell considers giving workers right to buy firms - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Beyond one-upmanship, the swarm of new deals are a symptom of seismic shifts in the fast-food industry, analysts said. Repackaging the idea of fast food: How chains are trying to adapt 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Furthermore, despite what you’ve heard, the coming presidential contest is not about one-upmanship; it’s not about little things at all. We have always been good haters: Our Donald Trump problem goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z And in business circles, it is often associated with one-upmanship. Ant and Prince Charles - is a double handshake ever a good idea? - BBC News 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The response from Rush fans on social media was an outpouring of despair, mixed with a degree of uber-fan one-upmanship: “I saw them back in ’78 at Newcastle City Hall”. Rush aren't dead! Neil Peart hasn't retired! 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z That competition has led to lethal one-upmanship that will be difficult to stamp out, given innumerable soft targets, even if armies can weaken the groups in their bases in the Middle East and Africa. Paris and Mali Attacks Expose Lethal Qaeda-ISIS Rivalry 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The daylong furor capped a week of one-upmanship among Republican presidential candidates as to who could sound toughest about preventing terrorism after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Donald Trump Sets Off a Furor With Call to Register Muslims in the U.S. 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z In particular, by the way people — especially North American men — can turn any situation into a contest of one-upmanship. More than just a game in ‘Winners and Losers’ at Woolly Mammoth 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Each will try to anticipate and respond to the other, seeking rhetorical advantage and one-upmanship in their claims to global leadership. UN's 70th general assembly poised to present riveting geopolitical drama 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z But he was convicted of several lesser offenses, and trial testimony portrayed a privileged boys’ club of sexual games and one-upmanship. Your Friday Evening Briefing 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Unfurled banners, bragging rights, social media one-upmanship and, as unsavoury as it was, even fighting in the streets. Jibes & violence: NY derby gets feisty 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Instead, he plodded along, even as the abortion discussion veered into anti-choice one-upmanship, with Huckabee invoking “DNA schedules” as a reason to give fetuses Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Nobody Wins, Trump Stays In 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr Burton thinks the proportion is even higher, with maybe a quarter of all cars bought as acts of automotive one-upmanship. Bombing along 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The continuous one-upmanship, VanderSloot said, is “a little tongue-in-cheek. But in good humor there is always a little truth.” Why Scott Walker keeps dropping Marco Rubio’s name as VP 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Becoming a controlling owner of F1 would also be a coup for Qatar in the games of one-upmanship that Gulf neighbors play between themselves, each trying to out-do the others. AP source: Qatari fund among potential buyers of F1 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z This invariably leads to a degree of one-upmanship, particularly in the rows of luxury "chalets", where the major players wine and dine their clients. Paris Air Show goes green amid sluggish sales - BBC News 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z While it’s no surprise that these Republicans are feeding off each other in a feedback loop of one-upmanship, this latest round of boasting is not occurring in a vacuum. The 5 worst chicken hawks in the GOP 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship anger management strategy is just one way to control the relationship with your adversaries while furthering your progress toward your business goals. The One-Upmanship Anger Management Strategy 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In this ongoing competition of Republican one-upmanship against the poor there are no winners. Too many laws treat the poor like children who cannot be trusted | Gwen Moore 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Although some people have labelled it an Easter Egg, it seems beyond the pale of the usual corporate one-upmanship that Google and Apple occasionally indulge in. There's an Android robot urinating on the Apple logo in Google Maps 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Unlike other epic film sagas, say, Star Wars, in which each sequel ostensibly serves to develop a larger storyline, the Furious films are stuck playing a juvenile game of one-upmanship. Furious 7 is a superhero movie 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Patchin said sports might be especially ripe because many cases of cyberbullying feature characteristics of group dynamics, particularly one-upmanship and groupthink. UMBC women’s lacrosse case shows hazing going online 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush trailed each other around the Granite State, playing a game of social media one-upmanship as they tweeted photos of their travels. Walker and Bush At Each Other's Heels in New Hampshire 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z In his one-upmanship, Phillips, like a good pool player, is banking a Joe Jackson myth to shoot the Wagner myth in the pocket. Rare Honus Wagner eBay Photo Debunks His Baseball Card Myth 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Somehow, in Islam, one-upmanship always works is really questioned only when a lot of blood starts gushing. In Struggle for National Identity, Iraqis Rally Around Many Flags 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z But when technology changes the travel experience itself — from immersion and surprise to documentary one-upmanship — it defeats the point of the journey. Grand Tour of the Self 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Many suspect that the offers of assistance from Riyadh and Tehran are simply another instance of one-upmanship between the Sunni and Shiite powerhouses. Rivals Tehran, Riyadh pledge billions to Lebanon’s army It’s unsubtle, this one-upmanship, and Senator Rand Paul—another hopeful—has suggested that he finds it distasteful. The Reagan Reflex 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z There’s even a bit of one-upmanship, like this catchy piece: “Every time this happened in the past year, stocks surged.” U.S. Stocks Ready To Climb Again? Don't Bet On It 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Second-rate Chandler is not a commodity to conjure with, if you want to play literary one-upmanship. Raymond Chandler's Red Wind carried me to California 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z “I was drawing on the Arabic tradition of storytelling one-upmanship,” he said. Casey Kasem, Wholesome Voice of Pop Radio, Dies at 82 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The one-upmanship between the two sides continued through the first round of these playoffs. Separated by Short Road, Rivals Took a Long Journey to a Signature Series 2014-05-03T01:02:31Z The attack on Hamid Mir is seen as an added trigger in a three-way battle of one-upmanship among the soldiers, the politicians and the media. Why spy posters are all over Islamabad 2014-04-29T23:42:16Z But the TES says the recording of these activities in a special book is leading to one-upmanship among parents. Class bears 'prompt parent rivalry' 2014-04-10T23:13:51Z Beyond diplomatic one-upmanship, however, the rivalry is trivial. China-India Smog Rivalry a Sign of Global Menace 2014-03-26T18:59:24Z The best sporting results are ties or draws, for they celebrate the balance and harmony of true competition, a word that means a striving together, not a childish zeal for one-upmanship. In Box: Letters to the Sports Editor: Is a Career Extender a Performance Enhancer? 2014-03-15T18:11:52Z The atrocities, which are a relatively new phenomenon in Honduras, bear the hallmarks of Mexican cartels, who engage in a grisly form of one-upmanship to instill fear in rival gangs. Honduras murder rate falls in 2013, but remains world's highest 2014-02-17T20:52:48Z A serious game of one-upmanship is underway in downtown Chicago's rental market, as developers race to open shiny apartment towers tricked out with swank extras and some eye-popping rents. Chicago luxury apartments battle for renters 2014-02-09T06:00:00Z The inner details become a game of one-upmanship. Designers Carve a Fashion Runway at the Games 2014-02-07T02:57:27Z But at the same time, he says, "one-upmanship goes on throughout the whole correspondence". The fluffy Cold War space race puppy 2014-01-04T01:03:03Z To visit this cozy capital and bring up Mr. Clinton’s name is an invitation for storytelling and unending one-upmanship. Is Arkansas Still Friendly to Bill? Clinton Tests It 2013-12-22T00:15:16Z In contrast, and are criticising politicians for their "one-upmanship" and an apparent lack of coordination between the government departments involved in the rescue work. Indian media: Cricket win dedicated to flood victims 2013-06-24T07:20:49Z In a display of national one-upmanship, British authorities are blocking Mr. Black's attempts to export the drawing in an effort to keep it in the United Kingdom. Financier Was the Buyer of 'Apostle' 2013-06-20T03:01:12Z Now, several of the top Silicon Valley firms are engaged in a game of one-upmanship to show that they are the most transparent Internet company on the block. Trust Us, We're From Silicon Valley: Tech Giants Race to Bolster Public Image 2013-06-18T10:50:29Z The Houston Texans are currently installing the largest HD in-stadium video screens in the world, to boost the bid and outdo the Dallas Cowboys in a classic piece of "Everything's bigger in Texas" one-upmanship. Houston Astrodome: what next for first domed stadium now fallen into disrepair 2013-05-21T13:04:04Z According to several rebels interviewed by TIME, fighters from both sides no longer simply brag about their exploits on the battlefield; they film them and share them, competing in gruesome games of one-upmanship. Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria's Descent Into Madness 2013-05-12T22:20:29Z In this way, it’s a very different kind of one-upmanship from J.R. Off the Dribble: In the N.B.A., Celebrate at Your Own Risk 2013-05-07T17:08:55Z It was also a time of unimaginable opulence and one-upmanship when men like Henry Clay Frick and J.P. Q&A: Stacy Perman, Author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch 2013-04-14T15:28:03Z SB If you're going to engage someone in a game of one-upmanship, you should always be aware how far your opponent might be willing to go. The Joy of Six: revenge 2013-04-12T09:00:00Z Such one-upmanship raises the question of how many people can actually appreciate the march toward new heights of heat. Arms Race to Grow World's Hottest Pepper Goes Nuclear 2013-03-26T02:39:33Z And it delivers a welcome slab of one-upmanship to PlayStation 3 owners. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – review 2013-01-17T15:31:40Z The Forbes article and ensuing one-upmanship reveals a gulf between those in academia and the rest of the human population; and the gulf reveals a serious problem with science. The Most Stressful Science Problem 2013-01-10T18:45:00.670Z Mr Springer of Corporate Resolutions describes several recent assignments that turned into a game of technological one-upmanship with suspected wrongdoers. Corporate intelligence: The bloodhounds of capitalism 2013-01-03T16:05:40Z From X Games to YouTube videos, helmet cameras to social media, the culture rewards vicarious thrills and video one-upmanship. Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek 2012-12-20T20:56:48Z That’s why I’m proud to be a part of the No Labels movement, a bipartisan group that strives to fix the problems facing our nation through common-sense compromise instead of partisan bickering and one-upmanship. How Republicans Can Become the People's Party 2012-11-28T14:07:17Z At no time of year is this scenario more likely than the winter holiday shopping period, overloaded as it is with furious promotions, aggressive price wars, and one-upmanship among . A Credit Card Promises to Do the Price-Matching Legwork for You 2012-11-19T19:14:08Z The emails between the two women were of a "childish", jealous nature and showed some one-upmanship of trying to come across as being more important to Petraeus, the official said. Petraeus scandal widens, snares U.S. commander in Afghanistan 2012-11-14T00:46:47Z Party insiders and China analysts suggest that Mr. Wang was edged aside in the brutal game of one-upmanship and back-scratching politics that takes place behind closed doors in the Politburo. Changing of the Guard: In China, a Rivalry for Economic Stewardship 2012-10-20T09:28:42Z These young memoirists have loaded their rifles and shotguns for complicated reasons, including culinary one-upmanship. Critic’s Notebook: New Breed of Hunter Shoots, Eats and Writes 2012-10-02T05:14:43Z The endless one-upmanship among states has some analysts wondering at what point the market will become saturated, and whether the industry has reached a point of diminishing returns. Gambling Boom Leaves States Struggling to Catch Up 2012-08-02T12:50:50Z So in light of an evolution toward nationalism, commercialism and one-upmanship, where are the Games headed? Sports of The Times: Opening Ceremony Brings Out the Good Side of Nationalism 2012-07-23T01:58:09Z Fly me to the moon THE space race between America and the Soviet Union was as much about ideological one-upmanship as extraterrestrial exploration. Moon tourism: Fly me to the moon 2012-06-28T15:03:25Z Such grandstanding is typical of Putin and diplomats say he is not above a bit of one-upmanship to get a psychological advantage over his U.S. or European counterparts. Russia's Putin: Who does he want to be in new term? 2012-06-22T15:38:22Z Politicians use it to heavily spin and indulge in one-upmanship with each other, using the distorting narratives of party politics. Local news crisis: look what journalists who know their patch can achieve 2012-06-22T07:15:00Z The first step is to define what help is not: one-upmanship. Team Building: Leaders Make It Safe to Collaborate 2012-06-14T22:00:29Z Investment bankers and hedge fund types are strikingly competitive and seem to turn everything into a game of one-upmanship. Salesman for software company selling to HFT firms: 'We robotise events' 2012-06-08T09:38:55Z But just because the two men are close does not mean they were above a healthy dose of mind games and one-upmanship. Political Memo: Republican Candidates Share Complicated Relationships 2011-11-28T02:29:35Z The top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a game of one-upmanship, each trying to outdo the other in offering the boldest economic plan for the party’s efforts to unseat President Barack Obama next November. Low in Iowa polls, GOP?s Perry launches second Iowa ad touring jobs over candidate?s polish 2011-10-31T14:15:12Z "But he's answering questions and he's resonating with voters while Romney and Perry are playing a partisan, bickering game of one-upmanship ," he said. A 2012 boom for Cain, but winning will be tougher 2011-09-29T21:52:08Z Mr. Perry and Mr. Romney, placed next to each other at center podiums, quickly turned their answers into a nightlong match of one-upmanship. Perry and Romney, and Social Security, Dominate G.O.P. Debate 2011-09-13T02:32:48Z I realize this may sound naïve, but the truth is that this game of one-upmanship is causing a lot of universities to lose money on their athletic programs. Time to Add Education Back Into the Student-Athlete Equation 2011-08-09T14:55:26Z The debate has triggered a spiral of rhetorical one-upmanship that has all sides stretching for new analogies and catchy one-liners to sway public opinion. Say what? Debt debate has all sides stretching for new metaphors _ and reaching too far 2011-07-31T16:35:04Z The debate over raising the federal debt limit has triggered a spiral of rhetorical one-upmanship that has all sides stretching for new analogies and catchy one-liners to sway public opinion. Say what? Debt debate has all sides stretching for new metaphors _ and reaching too far 2011-07-31T13:06:02Z They will be exclusive to 3DS Ambassadors, thereby providing a modicum of one-upmanship. 3DS price cut by almost a third as Nintendo reports loss 2011-07-28T11:30:23Z Moves to highlight Thaksin’s wealth, jail sentence and last year’s protests that led to arson attacks represent “a one-upmanship from the Democrat party aimed to turn the tide in Bangkok,” he said. Abhisit Says Thai Election a Chance to Remove ‘Venom’ of Thaksin 2011-06-23T22:43:37Z "In India it's more about glamour and glitz, there's more one-upmanship," says Patel. India's Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings 2011-05-21T05:35:00Z All of this is forcing Republican presidential hopefuls into a game of Islamophobic one-upmanship in which crossing the line is inevitable. Introducing: The Muslim-baiting tracker 2011-04-21T11:45:00Z From there, it was a game of vociferous one-upmanship. | Noisy Diners 2011-03-18T11:30:08Z Trips back home involved enduring endless one-upmanship talk of assets and their 'big plans' for retirement. New Irish leader in bailout vow 2011-02-27T13:25:26Z You know, this is a kind of one-upmanship deal. To Heaven In A Handbag: Affordable Luxuries Are Booming 2011-02-10T22:43:49Z In a case of one-upmanship, Team Lotus opted for an online launch to ensure they revealed their car ahead of Lotus Renault's official first running of their challenger at Valencia's Circuito Ricardo Tormo. Team Lotus reveal 2011 F1 car they hope will move them up the grid 2011-01-31T12:18:10Z It was but the latest reminder of the uncanny correlation between edificial one-upmanship and crisis. Pinnacle Envy Signals a New Bubble Is Inflating: William Pesek 2011-01-30T20:06:50Z One might imagine that the presents under the Petrone tree would be a sight to behold, a game of one-upmanship in a family of five competitive siblings. Big City: Champions at Wrapping Trivets or Trash Cans 2010-12-10T20:42:00Z An unusual game of Hollywood one-upmanship is also at play. Studios Battle to Save Narnia (From Grip of Sequel Fatigue) 2010-12-06T03:00:00Z The crowded field, says Ellis, has "forced some one-upmanship," in which three pork-barrel veterans are scrambling to portray themselves as the poster boy for the GOP's new era of purported economic austerity. GOP Race for House Budget Panel Shows Tea Party Influence 2010-12-03T09:10:00Z Sincerity is the dominant mood on the site, a sharp contrast to the withering cattiness and one-upmanship that characterizes much fashion writing. Of a Certain Age, With Vitality and Style 2010-10-08T21:21:00Z “It was almost one-upmanship, almost a game — bye-bye for life,” Cooley says, remembering the attitude in the office. Arguing Three Strikes 2010-05-21T15:02:00Z In an era of competitive parenting, the only one-upmanship on the site involves the images’ gross-out quotients. Big City: A Parent?s Amused Exasperation, for the World to See 2010-05-18T02:27:00Z Think back to last year, when a barrage of entertaining Nike commercials featured puppet versions of Kobe and LeBron James engaged in a game of one-upmanship that seemed destined to meet in the finals. Kobe proves any rumors of his demise 'overrated' 2010-04-21T08:47:00Z There is more at stake in Washington than nuclear one-upmanship between old enemies. Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit 2010-04-11T05:35:00Z For the new rich, hiring a helicopter is motivated by the same impulses for excitement and one-upmanship. For India?s Newly Rich Farmers, Limos Won?t Do 2010-03-19T01:51:00Z But House Republicans, in a quick round of political one-upmanship, tried to outmaneuver Democrats by calling for a ban on earmarks across the board, not just to for-profit companies. Leaders in House Block Earmarks to Corporations 2010-03-11T17:57:00Z An Ozawa visit might even be seen as an effort by the United States to engage in petty one-upmanship with the Chinese, warned Gerald Curtis, a professor of Japanese politics at Columbia University. News Analysis: U.S. Reaches Out to Tokyo?s Real Power 2010-03-08T06:38:00Z The Rachel Alexandra and the Zenyatta camps have engaged in some one-upmanship since last fall, when the filly and the mare emerged as candidates for Horse of the Year. A Showdown, but Horses Aren?t Yet at the Gate 2010-03-04T02:06:00Z I didn't want to one-upmanship Dickens and Twain in their presence, but I was an actor too, you know—long before those two. Abducted to Oz |
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