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vying
1. There are other groups among the Brazilians who want it, more because they are vying to succeed him in some custom they have called 'governor,' that I don't understand very well
2. vying for her favor; she has them eating out of her hand
3. musicians vying for attention, but they couldn’t compete
4. Undoubtedly, the money exchangers seemed the shiftiest among those vying for customers by the bus’ opening door
5. Weren’t they all really, consciously or unconsciously, simply vying for a preeminent position of prestige and influence?
6. As Levi’s appearance altered perilously, I also began to notice the familiar twirl in Ishvara’s eyes while his facial veins began to stir, not wishing a complete vampire showdown, I pushed Ishvara off and placed myself between the two guys vying for my apparent attention
7. I slid Levi’s hands off mine, turning my back to both my potential suitors vying for my heart, walking towards the large oak trees that listened into our conversation
8. Do you remember her?” With four women, all vying for his undivided attention, Roger did not know what to do or how to act
9. It is easy to lose concentration in today's world, with all that social media such as tweets and Facebook vying for your attention and all
10. In the New Testament the disciples of Jesus, were constantly vying for status and positions of power until the unifying flame of the Holy Spirit descended on them at Pentecost and they acquired the vision of world evangelism
11. For a vital moment, the people paused in their advance and anger, and Annyeke could sense their determination to thrust out the elders from amongst them vying with their acknowledgement of the leadership granted to her
12. But when the vying
13. One bird was always vying for another's attention
14. The governorś office at the California State Capitol was assailed with several independent television crews all vying for exclusive news from the governor
15. Approximately 59,000 websites are vying with each other in
16. number of companies are vying with each other to lure possible clients
17. then pointed to one of the men vying for his time, without ever looking up from his fountain
18. with a lot of angry, pregnant Klingon women, mixed with all the other women, and all of them vying for his attention at the same time
19. As always, Garcia had a number of students vying for his attention
20. This year bidders from Russia, China and France will be vying for contracts worth more than R1,0-trillion to build nuclear reactors in South Africa
21. Andrew, vying with Kostya, shared news about the trainings, about original cases in Sensei’s regular demonstrations, and about his unusual philosophy, which he was telling them during spiritual trainings
22. The Westminster system of governance that the Union of India adopted and its political devolution that the regional aspirations demanded, brought Bharat into the domain of a Raja in Delhi, Sultans in its State capitals and Sarpanchs in its Panchaayats, of course with their hangers on, vying for its politico-economic pie
23. The property had attracted the attention of the major developers in the city and they were vying to meet the widow to purchase the property from her
24. was no shortage of suitors vying for her attention,
25. Neither of them displayed the least sign of mercy towards his opponent, each vying to use his incredible, brute force to destroy the other
26. Amid flashbulbs going off, people were vying for front row places on either side of the cordoned off sidewalks which lead up to the Crest Tower’s entrance doors
27. She looked so breathtakingly beautiful and endearingly adorable, sitting there with her pets crowding around her, vying for her attention, that he was nearly overcome by a wave of emotion and desire, which suddenly assailed his senses, just by looking at her
28. Her two cats kept nudging her with their feline noses and tails as they paced across her lap and sofa, while vying for Kathy’s attention, as she absently petted all three animals in a synchronized motion
29. “They are right now all vying to hold him, and making quite a commotion about it
30. vying, each with the other one,
31. Since the women were vying for the best mate to
32. The General, Chestnut, Rambo, and Rusty were the most stubborn of the herd, all constantly vying for the upper ranks in the pecking order, and Therese didn’t like having to hit or kick or growl at the animals to get their cooperation
33. They kept vying for the place behind Chief
34. “ Desiree’, you’ll have all the young men vying for the favor of sharing a moment alone with you
35. My heart sank a little as my gaze shifted to the dozens of girls swooning over him just in front of the stage, each one vying for just a moment of his attention
36. I could see why there would’ve been plenty of young men vying for her attentions, and not just because she was the next McAllister prima
37. Perkins had revealed the existence of Macnock's gourmet establishment to the extremely well-to-do of Boston during his monthly business trips to that town and they were very soon vying to submit their applications
38. Regarding the well-matched fighters vying for position disturbed an old and well-known disappointment for Shela
39. So, tell me then, if we have managed to successfully cross barriers into places that once rejected and banned us, then why are there not more of us doing it now? As of the writing of this book, politicians vying for the presidency are suggesting that black people are the main recipients of welfare, food stamps and all other government aid
40. The invention of fire as a central evening ritual; it had storytellers gathering around the fire and vying with each other about who told the best stories
41. Once there were too many people vying for the same land, the question of ownership forced people to come into conflict: thus threatening the cohesiveness of the group
42. Simply because there are hundreds more people vying for the same spot in a much bigger shitpile
43. When five empires vying for power and territory decide to go to war against each other: it is most definitely not for the purpose of freeing small ethnic pockets of Serbs or Slavs so they can set up their own tiny independent governments
44. Is this what it’s like to die? He thought, with the brain vying for one last moment of consciousness?
45. ‘Why am I related with these things anyway? What’s the point in me having the Bio-RAM and the Dinos searching the one with the RAM? What are these buccaneers up to and who’s behind them? I knew, they were vying for something else beyond what actually seemed to be
46. ‘Why am I related with these things anyway? What’s the point in me having the Bio-RAM and the Dinos searching the one with the RAM? What are these buccaneers up to and who’s behind them? I knew they were vying for something else beyond what actually seemed, but for what? Was it me? If it was me, did they already know that I’m the one with the RAM? If they knew, then why are they still searching for the one? In case, they didn’t know, then why are they still fighting me? But they know now, don’t they? Though I faked it, it actually turned out to be true
47. Those they call upon are themselves seeking means of access to their Lord, vying to be nearer, and hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment
48. Finding a job in the medical field can be very tedious and daunting, especially with all those millions of competitors all vying for the same related work field
49. can express their thoughts publicly and with anonymity we will inevitably be inundated with a flood of opinions all vying for our sympathy
50. My anxiety and distraction did not allow me to observe or notice particularly what she wore; I could only perceive the colours, which were crimson and white, and the glitter of the gems and jewels on her head dress and apparel, surpassed by the rare beauty of her lovely auburn hair that vying with the precious stones and the light of the four torches that stood in the hall shone with a brighter gleam than all
51. This answer came derisively from several places at the same instant, and then they all began speaking at once, vying with each other in ridiculing the foolishness of `them there Socialists', whom they called `The Sharers Out'
52. Had kind fate but willed her to be born a gentlewoman of high degree in her own right and had she only received the benefit of a good education Gerty MacDowell might easily have held her own beside any lady in the land and have seen herself exquisitely gowned with jewels on her brow and patrician suitors at her feet vying with one another to pay their devoirs to her
53. By way of closing, he reminded them that there were at least four boys vying for each seat in the first varsity boat
54. We all have an innate feeling of being separate from the world, peering out at life from behind our own little self, and vying against other isolated selves
55. In the case of stocks, there may be 50 to 150 different names vying for leadership on the rallies
56. Faster and faster, vying with one another, they moved at the double or at a trot, vanishing amid the clouds of dust they raised and making the air ring with a deafening roar of mingling shouts
57. Sammy leaped around his ankles, vying for attention
58. And like consumers everywhere, the Chinese have an almost insatiable desire for more stuff—the difference being that when more than a billion people are suddenly vying for a slice of the middle-class lifestyle, they will not be denied