LG Electronics is optimistic about 2009. Samsung, its larger rival, is not.

对于2009年的展望，LG电子表现得非常乐观，而它的竞争对手三星却有些忧心忡忡。

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It is older than its larger rival, having been founded, as Goldstar, in 1958, more than a decade before Samsung entered the electronics industry.

LG的前身Goldstar公司成立于1958年，这比其竞争对手三星进入电子行业的时间早了十几年。

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That said, there have also been flops, such as the baffling “Algorithm” campaign for Ask.com, which seemed to promote its larger rival Google.

不过他们也有丢人的时候，比如为Ask.com设计的”算法”宣传活动：”算法”最后似乎是帮了Ask.com的强大对手Google的忙。

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SBC, long a laggard compared with its larger rival Verizon, has recently begun to outshine its competitor.

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More than anything else, though, AMD has become a victim of its frantic efforts to keep up with its larger rival.

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Unlike its larger rival, Komatsu has no equipment parked outside its dealerships.

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