Of course, it would suit United very well if their traditional rivals lost their token decent player for two months.

Their rival in those arenas and prospective partner is losing money, too.

Its contracts have enabled Southwest to remain profitable even as its rivals have lost billions of dollars the last few years.

The Yankees won and their rivals lost, often painfully, eternal justice for the worst deal in baseball history.

The Italian rival, similarly to Zavec, lost for the first time in his professional career.

Their first choice is always: "My tribe wins and my rivals lose."

Mark Price, Waitrose chief executive, would not speculate on which rivals were losing market share online.

But they collapsed as the regular season closed, clinching a division title only when their rivals also lost.

The only rival, the Islamists, lost their last conventional military battle on Monday.

Analysts said most Japanese rivals in the chip industry also lost money the last two years.