personal rivalry

collocation in English

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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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 ofpersonalandrivalryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thinking only of theirpersonalrivalry, they abandoned the race, to the approbation of all sportsmen.
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For political andpersonalrivalryreasons, these were never more than temporary.
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The episode describes the two as centurions, approaching the first ranks, who shared a bitterpersonalrivalry.
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Personal rivalries, di^erences in interpretation, and tactical disagreements have engendered divisions within the movement.
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He is also good on the features apart from ideology that distinguish these groups : institutional locale, generational factors, political base and personal rivalries.
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At the same time, even committed, self-consciously innovative elites may prove not homogenous and forceful but factious, just as initial commitments can degenerate into banal turf-grabbing and personal rivalries.
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Departmental and of course personal rivalries continue to abound.
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She emphasises instead the personal rivalries among the cardinals, noting that it actually seems surprising that it took until 1130 for a schism to develop (p. 563).
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Then in 1986 opposition parties, which had been divided by ethnic differences, ideological divergences, and personal rivalries, for the first time formed a coalition and led the government until 1991.
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Journalists on the whole do not understand those things, but they do understand personal rivalries.
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Only through this close collaboration can the fight against breast cancer transcend ideological divides and personal rivalries.
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We are not concerned with personal squabbles or personal rivalries.
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No national differences or personal rivalries ought to be allowed to stand in the way of such a development.
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I rule out as absolutely irrelevant in matters of this kind the wretched personal rivalries, intrigues, and squabbles, if such there be, of which we read.
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I know of no other method by which small intrigues, small combinations, and petty personal rivalries can be prevented from swaying unevenly the course of public affairs.
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The mode goes more in depth than ever before, giving more detailed, focused and up-close looks at personal rivalries, treating them as mini-documentaries.
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His reports bear a testimony to his astute vision that could see through intense political ambitions and shrewd personal rivalries of power seekers.
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With so few opponents, teams played more frequently, and games were often underscored by personal rivalries between players.
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The mode goes into more depth than ever before, giving more detailed, focused, and up-close looks at personal rivalries, treating them as mini-documentaries.
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Expectations for improvement failed, and personal rivalries and tensions increased.
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