Various brass bands were practicing around the huge cobbled square in preparation for an evening fair, each trying to outdo the others. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Meanwhile, the company has seen its DVD sales of other titles outdo those of rivals because of its younger-skewing audience. From Wordnik.com. [DreamWorks Net Falls 6.2%] Reference
Isn't it ridiculous to think that you can 'outdo' the original source?. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to Be More Engaging/Psychological | /Film] Reference
Its an old past time to sit around and try to "outdo" each other's basic stories. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Story: 24 hours in the Army] Reference
Today he was worried that today's younger generation won't "outdo" their forebearers in terms of quality of life. From Wordnik.com. [The Chimes at Midnight] Reference
Each new declaration has to outdo the last episode. From Wordnik.com. [ALL THE REPORTERS WANT WAR] Reference
She grew excited, in her desire to outdo Laurence and. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
"Jackie and I competed to outdo each other," he jokes. From Wordnik.com. [Crouching Tiger Shooting Star] Reference
European leaders compete to outdo one another in hyperbole. From Wordnik.com. [Founding Fathers] Reference
Perhaps wisely, Mostow doesn't try to outdo Master Cameron. From Wordnik.com. [Return To Circuit City] Reference
"Sweet potatoes outdo white potatoes," says dietitian Ward. From Wordnik.com. [A Prescriptive Palette] Reference
A younger man, she says, doesn't feel that need to outdo her. From Wordnik.com. [Sex & Love: The New World] Reference
There are plenty of less-encumbered competitors eager to outdo Frist. From Wordnik.com. [TORN BETWEEN FAITH & SCIENCE] Reference
Republicans and Democrats meant to outdo themselves in cutting the deficit. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Growing Pains] Reference
Will he try to outdo his father in bridging divides that may be unbridgeable?. From Wordnik.com. [‘Night, Not-So-Sweet Prince] Reference
The silicon boosted current only 10 percent, not enough to outdo vacuum tubes. From Wordnik.com. [The Transistor] Reference
Nevertheless, your real returns should outdo those of EE Bonds, as currently priced. From Wordnik.com. [I-Bonds, Cds: Amazing Rates] Reference
John EdwardsThe Edwardses handsomely outdo both their neighbors and Democratic rivals. From Wordnik.com. [The Candidates’ Homes] Reference
Temperatures are likely to outdo yesterday and humidity hangs a steam bath on the area. From Wordnik.com. [Forecast: Stifling heat, strong storm risk] Reference
Frankly, the North Island is going to have to really sparkle to outdo its southern sister. From Wordnik.com. [Gas Stations And Good Samaritans] Reference
"No individual in an academic setting can outdo what these guys do in-house," says Kimball. From Wordnik.com. [The New Science of Cosmetics] Reference
In Python's wake, imitators and innovators alike have striven to match or outdo the ick factor. From Wordnik.com. [A Bloody Good Show] Reference
In their quest to outdo each other these rivals brought Italian style to international attention. From Wordnik.com. [Legacy Of A Celebrity Designer] Reference
"Where's my warning?" he asked on his show, and spent five minutes trying to outdo the colleague. From Wordnik.com. [In France, a Comic Who Specializes in Short Jokes Gets Cut Down to Size] Reference
In their zeal to outdo him, the Tories are becoming the party of radical rejectionism of the euro. From Wordnik.com. [Not A Victory In Sight] Reference
Of course most of the sympathy was with the Sprint, because a girl was striving to outdo the boys. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island] Reference
Or, "I could really outdo the Egyptians and build a tomb that would make everyone forget the Sphinx.". From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Buffett's Tax Bill] Reference
(Besides, if spending is the name of the game, then Republicans will never be able to outdo Democrats.). From Wordnik.com. [The Third Gop Revolution] Reference
As ocean predators, humans far outdo the sharks: the fish killed just five Americans from 1959 to 1990. From Wordnik.com. [The Shark Population Is Getting Hammered] Reference
Perhaps, his sense of duty kicked in, or maybe he just wanted to show that he could outdo his older brother. From Wordnik.com. [Brothers in Arms] Reference
To correct Pat's vision, he had two operations before he was 7; he competed to outdo his more athletic brothers. From Wordnik.com. [Why Is Buchanan So Angry?] Reference
And if the HapMap itself got finished faster than anyone expected, the individual-disease projects may even outdo it. From Wordnik.com. [Medicine: The Future Arrives Early] Reference
The "fish-tetrapod transition" was characterized by a panoply of competing adaptations, each struggling to outdo the others. From Wordnik.com. [BETWEEN SWIMMING AND CRAWLING] Reference
Bush's struggle to vindicate his family and outdo his father predisposed him toward completing a job his dad left unfinished. From Wordnik.com. [Fishing for a Way to Change the World] Reference
I rather like the idea of these upwardly mobile 18th-century monarchs trying to outdo each other with their porcelain factories. From Wordnik.com. [Fine Points of Table Art] Reference
But it is not certain that the terrorists can pull off such an operation or that it will outdo or match the September 11 outrages. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy Of The Threat] Reference
Opposition leaders Vuk Draskovic and Zoran Djindjic have at times tried to outdo Milosevic at appealing to ethnic pride -- and hatred. From Wordnik.com. [A Stirring In The Streets] Reference
As children, the DES girls did better than their normal sisters on rotating a figure in space and other tasks at which boys outdo girls. From Wordnik.com. [Gray Matters] Reference
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