| Politically the stakes were also getting higher as the Portuguese, Castilian, and French empires all vied for supremacy. |
| Cowboys and cowgirls dressed in lavish Western attire vied for attention and prizes. |
| Most had youthful females, and vied with each other for originality and daring in their costumes. |
| Stables, outhouses, hencoops, pigsties, stagnant ponds, and slaughterhouses vied with each other for olfactory attention. |
| The teams exchanged penalties early in the game as both vied for supremacy. |
| Violence and intimidation were almost daily occurrences as the various factions vied for territory. |
