1.   Because, although the Yankees are vying to become the winningest team in history, they realize they might not be even the best team in the game.

2.   Both men were vying to become the first Greek-American Assembly member from New York City.

3.   Clinton, however, was vying to become the first postwar president in almost five decades.

4.   For those reasons, doctors often vie to become principal investigators in clinical trials run by device manufacturers.

5.   Gantt, a Democrat who is vying to become the first black Southerner elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, was campaigning elsewhere.

6.   Now he is vying to become the Bill Gates of television.

7.   Now, the major East Coast ports are vying to become the one or two able to handle a new generation of super-large cargo ships, Donovan said.

8.   Several bidders are vying to become the next owner of the team, and a plan is on the table to rebuild and expand Fenway Park.

9.   The Indianapolis Colts are vying to become the first dome team to advance to the Super Bowl.

10.   The San Francisco company is vying to become the leading online pet products retailer, forum for expert advice and community of pet lovers.