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The drama inherent in concerto performance--valiant soloist vying with and defying the mass of the orchestra with his eloquence and virtuosity--is the very essence of the "Emperor ." One would think it requires an instrument that can challenge the orchestra in volume and power.
They did not believe that every agency should be required to have a "regulations" link on its home page, noting that many different organizational units and interests are vying for space on agencies' home pages.
Can you see Harry and his rival Malfoy vying for the attentions of a mermaid?
Traveling has become subtly competitive, with all of us vying for maximum independence, authenticity, and adventure.
The existence of many opposites suggests that proverbs perhaps once came in pairs, to be swopped in a sort of verbal wrestling, one vying with another or sometimes combining with it, the idealistic and the skeptical in balance: The man without children has a hole in his heart; the man with children has a heart like a sieve; Your family may chew you, but they will not swallow you .