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  1. rivals

    A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant or side a rival to the other. Someone's main rival may be called an archrival. A rivalry can be defined as "a perceptual categorizing process in which actors identify which states are sufficiently threatening competitors". In order for the rivalry to persist, rather than resulting in perpetual dominance by one side, it must be "a competitive relationship among equals". Political scientist John A. Vasquez has asserted that equality of power is a necessary component for a true rivalry to exist, but others have disputed that element.Rivalries traverse many different fields within society and "abound at all levels of human interaction", often existing between friends, firms, sports teams, schools, and universities. Moreover, "families, politicians, political parties, ethnic groups, regional sections of countries, and states all engage in enduring rivalries of varying length and intensity". Rivalries develop from the product of competition and ritualism between different parties. In some cases, rivalry can become "so consuming that actors worry only about whether their actions will harm or benefit their rivals".

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  1. Rivals

    "Rivals" is the 31st episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The 11th episode of the second season.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rivals in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rivals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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  1. Toru Yoshikawa:

    As a latecomer, we don't have outstanding mortgages under threat to be taken by rivals, the negative interest rate policy is tailwind for us.

  2. Chris Barron:

    The president does punch back, and I think that it is highly unlikely that he's simply going to take incoming from his political rivals who again view this tragedy as a club by which to beat the president about the head.

  3. Kent Walker:

    We've always agreed that healthy, thriving markets are in everyone's interest. We've already made a wide range of changes to our products to address the Commission's concerns, over the next few months, we'll be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.

  4. Cristian Roldan:

    We had talked about him fouling me a little bit and talked about me specifically asking the ref to give him a yellow card, it’s all in good fun, but we’re both competitors, so once we get on the field, we’re no longer brothers, we’re rivals.

  5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    Our rivals are investing a huge effort to harm me and the Likud, to open a gap between my party, the Likud, and (our rivals), and if we don't close this gap, there is a real danger that a left-wing government will rise to power.

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