intense rivalry

collocation in English

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intense
adjective
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/ɪnˈtens/us
/ɪnˈtens/
extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) ...
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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 ofintenseandrivalryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Independence and fragmentation inducedintenserivalrybetween the six towns.
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No dominant northern metropolis ever emerged, and this unusual urban system displayedintenserivalryat all levels.
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There is certainly long-standing andintenserivalrybetween the followers of the two national teams.
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Anintenserivalryexists between these two personalities and between their respective parties.
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The rumbles between the two schools have become more frequent which solidified theintenserivalrybetween the two schools.
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Due to theintenserivalryamongst the two colleges, the transfer was deemed quite controversial amongst sports fans at the time.
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It is the mostintenserivalryin terms of penalty minutes and fighting.
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This resulted inintenserivalrybetween the two chapters.
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Anintenserivalrydevelops between the two as they continue to dogfight to a standstill throughout the whole campaign.
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The need to know about these fuelledintenserivalryin the air.
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While the partnership was initially amiable, the two men grew apart and eventually anintenserivalrydeveloped.
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There isintenserivalrybetween these two schools.
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However, as television grew into a profitable business, anintenserivalrydeveloped between the networks, just as it had in radio.
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Anintenserivalryamong the ministries came into play whenever major policy decisions were formulated.
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Both races were very close, and anintenserivalrybegan.
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Throughout the 19th century, the two societies engaged in anintenserivalrywith each other for campus supremacy.
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It owed its existence to theintenserivalrybetween the two stations' owners.
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s anintenserivalrydeveloped between the two teams.
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Sicot then left and formed a new group and anintenserivalrydeveloped, though they remained good friends.
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There wasintenserivalryduring the 1990s among the best programmers, graphic artists and computer musicians to continually outdo each other's demos.
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