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    Vie \Vie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vying}.]
    [OE. vien, shortened fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to
    challenge, a word used in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of
    uncertain origin. Cf. {Invite}, {Envie}.]
    1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of
    gleek. See {Revie}. [Obs.]

    2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
    effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.

    In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed
    in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best
    of their family. --Addison.

    While Waterloo with Cann[ae]'s carnage vies.
    --Byron.


    Vying \Vy"ing\,
    a. & n. from {Vie}. -- {Vy"ing*ly}, adv.

    1. Comedy makes a rare appearance in this year's Academy Awards, with stand-up comic Robin Williams vying with four dramatic performers for the prize as best actor.
    2. Blanton was one of four Democrats vying for the chance to succeed retiring Rep. Ed Jones in the 8th District.
    3. 'Three years ago, politics in eastern Germany was like a casino game, with everyone vying for a place in the new order,' he says. 'Today, officials are slowly trying to make up their minds about where they stand politically.
    4. Aoun heads the country's Christian government, which is vying for legitimacy with a rival Moslem Cabinet.
    5. In other balloting Tuesday, 11 candidates are vying to replace Rep. Mickey Leland of Texas, killed last summer in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
    6. The two factions are vying for dominance among Lebanon's 1 million Shiites and fought a six-day street battle in west and south Beirut that was stopped a week ago by Syrian troops.
    7. With the Soviet enemy gone and Afghan factions vying for political ascendancy, "the logic of the Afghan situation argues that we should be disengaging, (rather than) plunging in more deeply," he said in congressional testimony.
    8. Three consortiums are vying to build two large detectors planned for the $8 billion atom particle smasher.
    9. More than 550 candidates and 15 political parties are vying for seats in the 80-member lower house of parliament. In spite of what many observers have described as a lacklustre campaign, the turnout is expected to be high.
    10. He spent 90 minutes with acting Premier Salim Hoss, who heads a Moslem cabinet vying for power with that of Gen.
    11. Virtually every big-name network personality is vying for summit air time.
    12. This brings to five the number teams vying to test this promising, if preliminary, therapeutic hypothesis.
    13. Luken's son, Mayor Charles Luken, is vying against Ken Blackwell, a former Cincinnati mayor and official of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    14. THE SKIRMISH between parts of Britain vying for assisted-area status is over.
    15. "It's a combination of strong demand for corporate paper at the start of the year and competitive bidding" among underwriters vying to manage the new debt debt offerings, he said.
    16. Acting Prime Minister Salim Hoss, a Sunni Moslem who heads a Syrian-backed Cabinet vying for legitimacy with Aoun's Christian government, and Parliament speaker Hussein Husseini, a Shiite Moslem, have accepted the plan.
    17. They talk of fast-moving armored forces vying for position that gives them the "flank shot" that hits an enemy tank in its most vulnerable spot, anywhere but the heavily protected nose.
    18. The choice of a small firm by the 60-year-old Mr. Volcker came as surprise to many on Wall Street, where big investment banks had been vying energetically for his services.
    19. In the current round, 24 companies are vying for California listings.
    20. Company officials have examined bids from at least four agencies vying for the high-profile, $40 million account.
    21. CHARITABLE HOSPITALS vying for patients and doctors attract IRS concern.
    22. And what about those cocky, argumentative, testosterone-driven male fur seals who spend much of their time vying for the favour of the females?
    23. U.S. and diplomatic sources said the Syrian leader may be interested in arrangements for a new distribution of power among vying sects in Lebanon's 12-year-old civil war.
    24. A total of 7,126 candidates are vying for seats in the 518-member Parliament, which meets one week a month in Strasbourg, France.
    25. "I'm not going to be vying for any one vote," he said. "I'm going to be vying for votes of everybody throughout this city.
    26. "I'm not going to be vying for any one vote," he said. "I'm going to be vying for votes of everybody throughout this city.
    27. The strike involves a dispute between two labor leaders vying for control of workers in Reynosa, Gaffney said.
    28. The runoff campaign between two Democrats vying for governor began with talk of a peace treaty.
    29. Toward the end of bidding, only the Kobayshi representative and a telephone bidder whose identity wasn't disclosed were vying for the painting, she said.
    30. More than 2 million Bolivians are to choose from among nine candidates vying to replace President Victor Paz Estenssoro, who is retiring at age 81.
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