friendly rivalry

collocation in English

meaningsoffriendlyandrivalry

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friendly
adjective
uk
/ˈfrend.li/us
/ˈfrend.li/
behaving in a pleasant, kind way ...
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rivalry
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/
a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the ...
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(Definition offriendlyandrivalryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At one level this could be understood asfriendlyrivalry, or masculine showing off, and as such a simple reproduction of male activities elsewhere.
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I mean to take no part in thefriendlyrivalrywhich they have so genially initiated.
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Their job is rather to engage in international andfriendlyrivalrywith others in a contribution to world security.
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The intention is to teach youngsters that competition andfriendlyrivalryin sport does not necessarily have to involve violence on or off the field.
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There will befriendlyrivalryand a desire to do better than others.
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There is plenty offriendlyrivalryfrom old hands and others, as well as good fellowship on allotment sites.
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I would acid that classes ought not to be so small that pupils lose the stimulus which comes from healthy competition andfriendlyrivalry.
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In thefriendlyrivalryof sport these mistakes can be rectified, as this one no doubt will be rectified.
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It will be acute butfriendlyrivalry, and my reading of it is that it will not last very long.
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He will learn that afriendlyrivalrygoes on.
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This has created a certain amount offriendlyrivalry.
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And that brings me back to my first point aboutfriendlyrivalrybetween one area and another.
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There isfriendlyrivalryand competition between the two bodies.
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I am sure that they will work infriendlyrivalrywithin it.
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There has always beenfriendlyrivalrybetween neighbouring schools.
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There is a tradition both of co-operation andfriendlyrivalry—sometimes not so friendly!
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There is going to be advantage in the promotion offriendlyrivalryand competition between the various areas.
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A littlefriendlyrivalrynever did anyone any harm.
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Does she agree that this is a game which brings people together infriendlyrivalrywhile requiring physical fitness and sportsmanship?
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There may befriendlyrivalrybetween the two ports, but they are united in their concern about the implementation of the new scheme of customs clearance.
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