main rival

collocation in English

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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rival
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl/
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the ...
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(Definition ofmainandrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Themainrivalexplanation is provided by materialist accounts.
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This hypothesis is, however, no more arbitrarily stated than is itsmainrival, namely, that vote transfers under the alternative will be equalized across party candidates.
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I have referred to fixed price betting, which is themainrivalof the pools at the present moment.
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One party may gain far more first preferences than itsmainrival, but second, third, fourth or even fifth preferences may carry that second party over the winning line.
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Even so, the derbies retained their passion and both sets of supporters still consider the other club theirmainrival.
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Themainrivalfour-party alliance received only 32 seats, with the remaining four going to independent candidates.
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Lower production costs of tea'smainrival, coffee, also helped prevent it from establishing a foothold.
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Why else would he tell hismainrivalto prepare for a run?
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There are twomainrivalparties and a number of smaller parties.
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Motagua rectified its good performance and with a 53 aggregate score defeated itsmainrivaland obtained its 12th league title.
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She serves as the show'smainrival.
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Leon is hismainrivalfor her love.
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Tulloch was hismainrival, and they defeated each other on a number of occasions.
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Nor have we yet caught up with the marketing qualities of our main rivals.
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Our main rivals have increased their imports more than us, but they have increased their exports still more.
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Is it as efficient as its main rivals?
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So it has, but a great deal less than the export trade of our main rivals.
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I asked who the company's main rivals were.
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If we continue to run deficits at this level, our interest rates will have to be considerably higher than those of our main rivals.
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