Word: superiority
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...genuine human-to-human contest. Tiger Woods and Roger Federer wield state-of-the-art equipment that may be subtly different from what their opponents use, but it's not better (nor particularly high-priced). In F1, however, some cars are indisputably better than others. Recently, those superior cars have belonged to Ferrari and McLaren, and no matter how good a driver you may have been, if you weren't with one of those teams you were not going to win a world championship. Seven drivers representing five teams didn't score a single point in last year's championship...
...just seven of the 22 drivers finished the race. There were fewer mishaps a week later in Sepang, Malaysia, where 17 drivers made it to the end, but the racing remained fierce and unpredictable. The key is the abolition of driver aids that have worked to neutralize some drivers' superior skills. If the first two races are any guide, 2008 will be less about the machines and more about the men inside them. "We have a strong chance of seeing who are the real drivers out there," says F1 author Stuart Sykes, "and who are the ones whose shortcomings have...
...comically inappropriate. As a two-time world champ and McLaren's senior driver, the emotional Alonso could be excused for failing to share in the sport's enthusiasm for Hamilton's stunning rookie year. Accusations flying (Alonso felt the British team was favoring the Brit Hamilton despite Alonso's superior status), the pair got themselves to a place from which there was no way back, and the Spaniard has returned to Renault, where he won his titles in 2005-'06 but may be facing a lean year based on early results...
Apart from becoming a baseball player, what did you dream of doing as a child? Soyeun Yang, SUPERIOR, COLO...
...Apart from becoming a baseball player, what did you dream of doing as a child? -Soyeun Yang, Superior, Colo.Baseball is the only thing I ever wanted to do. When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, "You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else." Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted...