Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Moments before approving the measure, the House rejected, 265-145, a rival Republican version which would have deleted many of the most heavily debated provisions. It also included a move to speed up textile negotiations...
Last week's acts of sabotage followed bloody clashes between rival rebel factions over how to respond to a visit by an Indian peace delegation to Colombo. The attacks would seem to indicate that the militant Tigers have triumphed and are intent on thwarting any accord between the government and more moderate Tamils. The Colombo government has rebuked the rebels for engaging in terrorist acts and promised that it "will not allow such acts of terrorism to affect the peace efforts...
Michael E. Porter, professor of business administration and a consultant to the National Football League (NFL), will provide testimony about the competition between the NFL and its four-year-old rival, the United States Football League (USFL), a source close to the case said yesterday...
...USFL charges that Porter's seminar was one of many devices used by the NFL unfairly to thwart its fledgling rival...
Despite the disappointing performance of new Coke, sales of the many other Coca-Cola drinks have been so strong that the company's share of the $26 billion-a-year U.S. soft-drink market has grown this year to 39%, vs. rival Pepsico's 29%, according to Beverage Digest. A year ago Coke's lead was 29% to 23%. A move to license the Coca-Cola name on designer clothing, which began badly last year, now seems to be humming along nicely. Most important, Coca- Cola is reaping benefits from its biggest image change of all, a controversial $1.4 billion...