As powerful individuals vied for influence and dominance at court, the general welfare was often sacrificed to private rivalries and ambitions.
在权贵于法庭之上为影响力和主导权而斗争时，他们的私人恩怨和纷争往往会给公众福利带来损失。
Back in West Texas, women had vied for his attentions.
回到西德克·萨斯，妇女们都争先恐后要引起他的注意。
Other Chinese companies similarly have vied for resources in Australia in recent years.
其它中国公司近年来也同样在争夺澳大利亚的资源。
For thousands of years, king, nobleman, and the rich and powerful have vied for the possession of elegant ivory carving.
几千年来，雍容华贵的象牙雕是帝王贵戚、钟鸣鼎食之豪争相收藏的对象。
Though she enjoyed her work, every day was a duel of superiority against the efficient WA-7, as each vied for mastery of the dining room.
虽然她很喜欢自己的工作，但为了争夺餐厅的主导权，她和高效的WA - 7每天都勾心斗角。
"The Lobster" and "Tale of Tales" - two films bound by a wry surrealism and John C. Reilly - vied for most bizarre of the Cannes competition.
两部和讽刺意味的超现实主义及约翰·c·赖利颇有联系的影片《龙虾》和《故事中的故事》角逐戛纳电影节上“最离奇的电影”。
In the kaleidoscope of a racecourse, neon lights, skyscrapers and Jazz, competing architectural styles and construction materials vied for attention.
在赛马场、霓虹灯、高楼、爵士乐组成的承受万花筒中，展开的是一场建筑风格和建筑材料的竞赛。
Rather as America and the Soviet Union vied for influence through economic and military aid, the BRICs do now (though their competition is less fierce than the cold-war version).
过去美国和前苏联曾经通过经济和军事援助来争夺影响力，金砖四国现在也如出一辙，不过今时今日他们的竞争要比冷战时期的竞争温和多了。
China has vied with western groups in Africa for oil and minerals for the best part of a decade.
过去十年的大部分时间里，中国都在与西方集团争夺非洲的石油与矿产品。
But clubs who vied to pay a fortune for their footballing assets or who brought them on as youngsters disagree.
但那些为争夺自己的足球赚钱工具而出价不菲或训练年青球员的俱乐部则不同意。
Thereafter, America vied with the Soviet Union for supremacy in aerospace's equivalent of "mine's bigger than yours", as successively taller rockets lobbed larger payloads further afield.
从此以后，美苏展开了对太空霸权的竞争，不停地追求“更大”：更高的火箭携带更多的有效载荷到达更远的空间。
The birds had difficulty in finding food during the cold winter. When seeing two corpses by the seaside, they vied with each other for the food. Finally they died too.
至于这几只死鸟，时至寒冬，寻食困难，见到海边有两具尸体，争相啄食，最后当然要中毒丢命了。
The birds had difficulty in finding food during the cold winter. When seeing two corpses by the seaside, they vied with each other for the food. Finally they died too.
至于这几只死鸟，时至寒冬，寻食困难，见到海边有两具尸体，争相啄食，最后当然要中毒丢命了。
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