| Today his reputation as a composer is only rivalled by his propensity for writing musical dramas of an unparalleled length. |
| These changes gave them better conditions and a higher status, and henceforth they rivalled the priest and mayor as leaders of village life. |
| Constantinople, now Istanbul, is probably rivalled only by Rome as the central hub shaping European and world history since civilisation began. |
| His black shoes had been polished so that they rivaled my golden gown when shine was compared. |
| None of its pastiches or copyists has ever rivaled the impact of the originals. |
| Paul's an independent filmmaker whose unbridled ambition is rivaled only by his equally unchecked obsessive nature. |
