41.   Dutch and German fans have a history of clashes in the intense rivalry between the teams from the neighboring countries.

42.   Graham also has to deal with the intense rivalry that exists between his former club and his new one.

43.   In the intense rivalry between the two leading Alpine skiing nations, Switzerland had been trailing the Austrians in recent years.

44.   Relations between the two Koreas have been marked by intense rivalry and distrust.

45.   She approached Karolyi, whom she knew slightly but had not spoken with in earlier years because of the intense rivalry of the teams.

46.   The Ethiopian deeply wants it back and he thinks the intense rivalry with Komen is good for both of them.

47.   The Spurs also would be fed by their intense rivalry with the Jazz, who knocked them out of the Western Conference semifinals three years ago in five games.

48.   The Ukrainian government has fired the director of an important metallurgical plant following months of intense rivalry over the enterprise, a news report said Monday.

49.   His comments came amid reports that France and the United States were locked in intense diplomatic rivalry over who should take credit for the ceasefire that was reached Friday.

50.   Intense rivalry between Shiite and Sunni extremists constitutes a growing part of the communal violence which has rocked Karachi.