arch-rival

• “As part of her bid to make it to a fifth Games, she helped Team USA win the 2011 world championship in Switzerland last month, beating arch-rival Canada 3-2 in overtime in the finals.”

  The Wall Street Journal: She Shoots, But Will She Score?

• “What really irked her at the European championships was that she only got silver, behind arch-rival Mirjam de Koning-Pepper of the Netherlands, in the 100m freestyle, an event in which Simmonds had been unbeaten since Beijing.”

  The Guardian: Ellie Simmonds: 'When we're in the pool, it's war'

• “Many pundits expected Cavendish to come out guns-a-blazing this year at Down Under and Qatar, especially in what was a hyped first showdown against former teammate André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and arch-rival Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo).”

  Team director says Mark Cavendish will be ready for Milan-San Remo, Roubaix

• “The Taiwanese company, one of the largest manufacturers of devices based on Google's Android operating system, is embroiled in an acrimonious patent war with arch-rival Apple, which has filed several patent lawsuits against the Taiwan-based company in Delaware in the last two years.”

  The Huffington Post: HTC extends lawsuit versus Apple to patents from Google

• “But that's still less than a third of Google's value, Facebook's arch-rival in the battle for domination on the internet.”

  The Guardian: Is this the start of the second dotcom bubble?

• “Maybe she'll come out of the audience, like one of those pro-wrestling "surprise" matches where the arch-rival jumps into the ring wearing a suit.”

  The Guardian: GOP presidential candidates debate in Orlando - as it happened

• “The Ultras of al-Ahly and arch-rival Zamalek played prominent roles in the 18-day uprising that spelled the end of Mubarak's rule and the violence raised fresh concerns about the ability of the state police to manage crowds.”

  The Guardian: Port Said football disaster exposes political vacuum left by revolution

• “Bill O'Reilly knows exactly who listens to him -- anyone as obsessed with his ratings, especially in comparison to his arch-rival, MSNBC, would know every demographic down to the last Arbitron point -- and he knows that people take action when he tells them to.”

  Collateral Damage

• “I wonder what happened to their arch-rival group, the Automobiles?”

  Fictionaut: The Automobiles Rock!

• “SAP's arch-rival Oracle Corp., which has a more diverse business, said last month that sales of new software licenses only increased 2% in the quarter ended Nov. 30.”

  The Wall Street Journal: SAP Beats 2011 Guidance

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