As a result, the past 12 18 months have seen a shift in perceptions of Russia from a strengthening partner and potential ally to a weakening rival.

Yet, this idea, too, has strong support within the Republican Party led by Ron Paul, another contender for the party s presidential nomination.

Iran s New Contender

As a result, no rival to Rahul Gandhi has emerged.

Democracy today has no rivals, but it is losing support.

Mariusz Pudzianowski is a highly successful strongman competitor and has won more World's Strongest Man titles than any other competitor in the world, winning the event in 2008 for the fifth time.

So, will China s plan for transforming the renminbi into an international rival to the dollar succeed?

However, the lack of vendors' support is preventing it from being a real competitor.

This year, BNP s great rival, Société Générale, has been in the spotlight.

Imagine traveling 67 kilometers by motorized canoe in search of a rival for a sporting match.

He's strong.

Sensing Zardari s weakness, his main rival, Nawaz Sharif, is said to be plotting a political comeback.

Anyone who thinks we are building a European rival to America has not looked properly at the facts.

Obama s presumptive Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, has promised to declare China guilty of currency manipulation the day he takes office.

He is strong as a horse.

He is strong as a horse.

He's as strong as a horse.

He said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

In Libya, the fortunes of Saif al Islam and Muatasim have waxed and waned as Qaddafi enforces his authority to prevent the emergence of a challenger.

A water use existing at the time an equitable sharing determination is made shall take precedence over a competing existing use which came into being later in time, provided that

My brother is small but strong.

My father had always been a very strong man.

He said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

memory system, right?

Our baseball team is very strong.

Love is strong, but money is stronger.

All members of the presidential election commission are Mubarak appointees, and the new election rules eliminated any independent challengers.

We have verified the material and the source, who is not connected, in any way, to the elements behind the attempted coup, or to a rival political party or state.

So this also turns out to be extremely robust.

My brother is small but strong.

Third, reforms require a strong leader.

The PRI demonstrated in this election that it had more money, unity, discipline, and hunger for success than its adversaries.

What is happening is both powerful and clear.

for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

For their redeemer is mighty he shall plead their cause with thee.

A powerful accomplice of international terrorism is drug trafficking.

The responsibility to protect is a powerful norm of international behaviour.

It may be, as President Mubarak s critics argue, that the faltering progress of democratization reflects the attempt to block all potential challengers to Gamal.

In 1784, royal painter Allan Ramsay died and the King was obliged to give the job to Gainsborough's rival and Academy president, Joshua Reynolds.

Despite considerable Israeli disgust with Netanyahu s party, allies, and policies, no credible rival exists.

Kerry's remaining competitor, John Edwards, talks about how the gap on trade between him and Kerry is wide and deep with Kerry on the free trade side.

Princess Mary was captured by the powerful dragon named Tom.

Without her, the democratic opposition has no strong leader.