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"second fiddle" Definitions
  1. a person or thing filling a secondary role, especially to one immediately superior (also used attributively): He has a certain strength and humility that comes from being in a second-fiddle position for years.

307 Sentences With "second fiddle"

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Lowe's is tired of playing second fiddle to Home Depot.
During the 243s they often played second fiddle to Germany.
Are you saying you weren't playing second fiddle to Flav?
Particularly as Android gaming has always played second fiddle to iOS!
He played second fiddle only to another absent character: President Hernández.
But even with greater disclosure, minority shareholders may play second fiddle.
Which means they don't want to be second fiddle to you.
So why, then, does the movie treat her as second fiddle?
Image: USPTOWe get it Samsung, it's hard playing second fiddle to Apple.
I've never been part of something where I can play second fiddle.
Economic data meanwhile continued to play second fiddle to the looming election.
That's left Miller, the policy adviser, to play second fiddle, officials said.
A worry among experts is that politics plays second fiddle to climate change.
LAS VEGAS — Nikon's done playing second fiddle to Canon in the DSLR game.
"We're looking for financials to play second fiddle to the cyclicals," he added.
The superheroes who were women always felt like they were playing second fiddle.
Playing second fiddle to the men has one advantage that Feng can see.
But they have often played second fiddle to big upper-bracket tax cuts.
Mr. Achatz's food plays second fiddle in both rooms, and plays it beautifully.
For much of the company's history, directors played second fiddle to playwrights and actors.
That hasn't changed in season 2; she plays a distant second fiddle to Davos.
Next time make this guy the lead, and let the beefcake play second fiddle.
What a shame this kickass heroine is stuck playing second fiddle to Danny Rand.
Rate differentials seem to be playing second fiddle to broader trade and debt concerns.
You just might find your sun sign's ruling element is playing second fiddle to another.
Despite her success, Susana plays second fiddle to her employee Ana and Marcus takes note.
However, policy in both China and the United States will play second fiddle to price.
Macron seemed willing to play second fiddle to Trump in most of their public appearances.
The exception, surprisingly, is "Kanga," which features a happy-to-play-second-fiddle Kanye West.
Some kind of pliable, underage "cool girl" who could play second fiddle to his A-plot?
It's bad enough to be a Republican Congressional leader playing second fiddle to a Republican president.
Her costumes, masks, props, and indeed her body, do not play second fiddle to VR worlds.
Adidas on the other hand has lost its market position as second fiddle to Under Armour.
Rihanna's never one to play second fiddle ... unless of course she's at her best friend's wedding.
The Emiratis, who play second fiddle to the Saudis, are said to have stopped their patrols.
He was the heavy, the muscle; he plays second fiddle to Governor Tarkin (Peter Cushing) throughout.
George played second fiddle to the group's lead singer, a 13-year-old named Annabella Lwin.
As a result, black voters' desires are left to play second fiddle to white progressive narratives.
Tony Romo begins off-season training regimen, patiently plays second fiddle for the New York Philharmonic.
Yet often the land played second fiddle to the breakneck pace of transformation in the century.
Is Calrissian going to be the perennial second fiddle — or second mindharp, if you will — to Solo?
But like most of Trump's campaign, his search for a second fiddle is mired by unconventional circumstances.
Playing second fiddle in those states, according to CMAG data, is Cruz or the groups supporting him.
In the effort to rewrite healthcare, substance played second fiddle to a frantic effort to capture votes.
Indeed, the movie is doing well, but still playing financial second fiddle to its record-breaking predecessor.
Hedge funds are in danger of playing second fiddle to private equity in their biggest investors' portfolios.
Yet today, the 163-year-old plays second fiddle to many of those better known industry greats.
Such a scenario would however require Salvini to play second fiddle to the 31-year-old Di Maio.
Despite attempting to kill her, the comic ends with her just being upset about always being second fiddle.
They're playing second fiddle to Nvidia in the graphics card racket and to Intel in the CPU one.
Like all Far Cry games, though, the story, for all its bombast, plays second fiddle to the exploration.
And monetization efforts play second fiddle to a more important business consideration: Driving and retaining digital news subscriptions.
Fed up of playing second fiddle in a 'grand coalition', the SPD is desperate to offer an alternative.
Women play second fiddle in "Julius Caesar," which also happens to be the least interesting of the triptych.
"Henry was fiercely independent, and he did not want to be second fiddle to anybody," Mr. Bernstein said.
A contemporary of fellow Hall of Fame member Jim Brown, Taylor played second fiddle to the faster Brown.
Our first week there was a group from Mexico called the Locos, so we played second fiddle to them.
Between the lines: Christie is used to being a principal, and it's unclear how he'll handle playing second fiddle.
So at least TV definitely isn't playing second-fiddle to movies, at least not when it comes to earnings.
The cost of securing Trump for your big rally is playing second fiddle to the president and his whims.
But Operators (which also includes multi-instrumentalist Devojka and Brown on drums) should in no way play second fiddle.
At best, they get to play second fiddle to a new top dog Republican in Washington and the world.
The danger with a project that makes use of new technology is that the story might play second fiddle.
Implication being that smartphones are now playing second fiddle to the virtual future it's hoping to build with Valve.
Trump told his advisers that he didn't want to appear to play second fiddle to his younger French counterpart.
In Sherman's account, Bannon also comes across as an autodidactic know-it-all who hates to play second fiddle.
The latest "Star Wars" played second fiddle to a locally produced romantic comedy during its opening weekend in China.
Imagine 34-year-old LeBron seamlessly fading into the Scottie Pippen phase of his career as Leonard's second fiddle.
Even then, Leicester was always second fiddle to one of the other Midlands clubs like Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest (and they, in turn, played second fiddle to the superclubs of Liverpool or Manchester United in the North West, Newcastle and Sunderland in the North East and the flurry of London teams).
Okoye is a woman married to the protection of her nation, so you'll always play second fiddle to her affections.
Between the lines: Christie is used to being a principal, and it's unclear how he would handle playing second fiddle.
An economically healthy and strong, socially safe and nurturing continent of friends helping friends took second fiddle to more, cheaper.
But Summitt was not interested in playing second fiddle to anyone — and that included the men's sports at the university.
Simply put, Clinton, as a former US senator, secretary of state and first lady, should be no one's second fiddle.
You talked in your clue packages on the show about feeling like you were playing second fiddle throughout your career.
After years of playing second fiddle to iOS devices and software updates, the Mac finally got some love in 2019.
While Edge is much better than when it first launched in 2015, it still plays second fiddle to Chrome and Firefox.
She has won three relay gold medals, two individual silvers and a bronze and has often played second fiddle to Cate.
For rate setters at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), financial markets could play second fiddle to the labor market, economists say.
To be fair, Lowe's is not completely deficient in these areas, but it does play second-fiddle to its bigger rival.
Clearly, Tyler C. is settling into the second fiddle role just fine as he left her place with backpack in hand.
In Beijing and London, they had played second fiddle to China, whose risky moves often outshine the more cautious Japanese approach.
But — and here's the big but — despite impressive growth and figures, Uber is playing second fiddle to Didi Kuaidi in China.
By all accounts, David played second fiddle to his brother Charles in both the family company and the brothers' political strategizing.
Margaret dazzles President Johnson by bonding over playing second fiddle to Kennedy and Queen Elizabeth during a raucous White House party.
It seemed to re-emphasize how she was always forced to play second fiddle to her light-skinned friend Sam (Logan Browning).
The Seattle passing game may have played second fiddle to Lynch's bone-crushing runs in the past, but those days are over.
Trump calls for that too, but those policies play second fiddle to a more populist message that those disaffected Republicans do like.
Nigel, the life-long second fiddle to another person's genius, mirrors Tucci, the life-long scene-stealer supporting other people's starring roles.
Perhaps the biggest challenge, however, is changing the culture at banks where compliance has long played second fiddle to new business generation.
Shepard, meanwhile, will always be second fiddle to Beckham, but still gets plenty of looks out of the slot for the Giants.
But legislative efforts clearly played a distant second fiddle to the Hollywood-meets-Washington scene as West Wing figures mingled with celebrities.
Refusing to "play second fiddle" had more to do with living a life of violent crime than with being an independent woman.
Barrett, the smooth Canadian left-hander, had his share of highlights while playing second fiddle, and Reddish was a distant third star.
But the Chargers have been perennially unlucky, and are now relegated to second-fiddle status in a city that doesn't want them.
Season 8's Battle of Winterfell doubles down on the dynamic, with realistic military tactics playing second fiddle to spectacular, dragon-rich storytelling.
Since the campaign, Pence has played on his "aw shucks" second-fiddle role, even joking about how much poorer he is than Trump.
George also figures to play second fiddle to Kawhi Leonard, a role more suited for George, though it will likely lower his numbers.
Yet at home, she plays second fiddle to her husband, Adil (Jim Sarbh), a privileged, wealthy man dismissive of her middle-class roots.
The drug will likely play second fiddle to Tagrisso, given that its efficacy compares poorly with that of AstraZeneca's treatment, analysts have said.
In person, Sharpton is surprisingly small, with an aged but not tired face that plays second fiddle to his straight, gray slicked-back hair.
Now, the NEC director has often played second fiddle to the Treasury secretary, since the position has much less formal authority and fewer resources.
Now, Gilead's medicines are playing second fiddle to a competitor, and the drug that started it all, Sovaldi, has been relegated to a footnote.
An interesting development as Bisping's left hook was second fiddle for much of his career, now his two biggest victories have hinged on it.
My Google calendar will always play second fiddle to this far more detailed agenda, supplemented by Post-its and a Moleskine to-do list.
Harris checks all the boxes: female, minority, the right age, acquitted herself decently on the big stage and knows how to play second fiddle.
After years of playing second fiddle to Nike, Adidas' casual aesthetic is gaining steam among American shoppers, making it an on-trend gift this season.
Yet Mr Di Maio (pictured, large) has since had to play second fiddle to his fellow-deputy prime minister, the brash Mr Salvini (pictured, small).
As Madrid became more multifaceted—transforming from a city that played second fiddle to Toledo into a national capital—so too did its main square.
He starred in the film, but his categorization meant that thousands of Academy peers roundly agreed that he had played second fiddle to a pig.
The word is that Spanos doesn't want that; given the Rams' long history as a Los Angeles team, the Chargers would always play second fiddle.
Though he has sometimes played second fiddle to Phelps, his accomplishments and personality have helped him to endorsements and even a brief reality television show.
But like most Barcelona hotels, it all plays second fiddle to the views, which are fantastic no matter which side of the building you're on.
Surprise, usually thought to be so important to humor, turns out to play second fiddle to our eagerness to laugh and our ever-renewable credulousness.
Apple Maps has long played second fiddle to Google Maps, but the company is trying to change that in a big way with iOS 13.
While a large component of Alameda is its first-rate bar program, Brooklyn Star alum Nick Padilla's food is by no means playing second fiddle.
Perhaps he realized (too late) that he did want to be with Hannah, but by then she was tired of playing second fiddle to Madison.
But just when it seems the romance might be playing second fiddle to the sport, Max and Callie emerge as a complicated, messy, believable match.
But by and large, he will play second fiddle gamely, even eagerly, offering one of the most appealing onscreen depictions of masculinity in recent memory.
It adds a perfect balance of smooth, creamy flavor and a vinegary kick all while managing to play second fiddle to the chicken and bacon.
Mr Corbyn advanced a participatory model in which MPs played second fiddle to Labour Party members and their vanguard of activists in groups such as Momentum.
But while the Vive Pro might look like the most important announcement to come out of the Vive press conference, the headset is really second fiddle.
You could be very cold and distant, and I often felt I was playing second fiddle to your family (fair), friends (sometimes fair), or work (nahhh).
There is, of course, the obvious drawback of playing second fiddle, which is that your personal needs tend to take a back seat to the cause.
He seemed more content with playing second fiddle and remaining in his creative midfield position, leaving the leading to someone else for both club and country.
Moreover, the SPD — which is at its weakest since 1949 — will be at pains to show voters that it's not just a second-fiddle to Merkel.
Anderson was up there with Flair, but so much of his character revolved around being the second fiddle, the bodyguard, the Enforcer, as his nickname attested.
This was a first sign the League could join forces with 5-Star on concrete issues and that Berlusconi had to play second fiddle to Salvini.
And it puts Kurz in the strategically difficult position of "playing second fiddle" to the far-right, which will likely only continue its right-ward march.
Inge is unmistakably the second fiddle — a self-effacing man whom we barely get to know, though the emotional payoff in Act II depends on him.
Here, the adversary isn't the rich camp across the lake, but all the forces in Hollywood that keep sharp actresses playing second fiddle to Steve Guttenberg.
Whatever you want to say about Bryant — he was selfish, he was Shaq's second fiddle, he was overrated, underrated, properly rated — recognizing that otherworldly drive is essential.
Over the last two days, however, that has all played second fiddle to France's presidential election race and question marks over further international financial support for Greece.
Microsoft's Cortana isn't the trendiest voice-activated personal assistant — that title goes to Amazon's Alexa — and its Azure public cloud plays second fiddle to Amazon Web Services.
With the top four or five teams having relatively large budgets to spend on players, IBV may have to play second fiddle for a few years yet.
That said, in-cinema dining presents a special set of challenges, since the food has to play second fiddle to the movie — but can also enhance it.
And who came up with the absurd hierarchy of animals in art, where noble chickens and brilliant pigs play second fiddle to dumb horses and brutish bulls?
"This year, however, its production curbs will increasingly have to make do with playing second fiddle to a Texas-sized wave of U.S. shale growth," he added.
Conservatives urged Mr. Rubio and Mr. Cruz to form a joint ticket, though neither wanted to play second fiddle to the other as the vice-presidential pick.
This suggests already dismal growth in output per worker likely went into reverse as business activity temporarily plays second fiddle to campaigning for a June 8 election.
But there was still the Cespedes matter to deal with, on yet another night at Citi Field, when a ballgame would play second fiddle to a sideshow.
"The Russian Federation cannot afford to play the second fiddle role in it," he was quoted as saying by the RIA news agency, without much further elaboration.
The company has played second fiddle to Nvidia and Intel in both graphics processing unit (GPU) and central processing unit (CPU) offerings, but that seems to be changing.
The company has always played second fiddle to DJI, with its Anafi line falling short in almost every way when compared to DJI's Phantom, Mavic, and Spark models.
Rome's opera house has long played second fiddle to its northern cousin, La Scala in Milan, and was plagued for years by financial losses, infighting and labor problems.
As an arts demographic, teenagers often play second fiddle to younger children, too old to qualify for free entry to museums or to partake in "kid-friendly" workshops.
And while he may be happy for another cudgel against the despised U.S., Putin won't be satisfied in the role of second fiddle to the giant next door.
The Google Assistant, while still playing second-fiddle to Amazon Alexa in mindshare, made its way to more devices while extending its lead in actually providing useful information.
At I/O, Google execs noted that the company doesn't plan to continue playing second fiddle to Amazon – and really, what else did you expect it to say?
While the outlook has definitely brightened for Asian currencies, it is mainly due to the loss of momentum in the dollar with country-specific factors playing second fiddle.
But when a chef as decorated as Daniel Humm turns his attention to perfecting a veggie burger, the signal is clear: That second-fiddle vegetarian staple has arrived.
We will never be able to tackle climate change if we continue to live in a post-truth age, where factual accuracy plays second fiddle to political ideology.
Yet it's the DCMS Secretary of State who would be in charge of these public sector data processing frameworks — with the ICO seemingly relegated to playing second fiddle.
The Social Democrats bear a bit of the blame for Merkel's record, playing second fiddle twice as the junior partner in a grand coalition with the Christian Democrats.
In the absence of Kyrie Irving, many expected Love's responsibilities to increase, and for Cleveland to finally unlock him as a well-rounded second-fiddle beside LeBron James.
That could lead to new implications for health care — and prove to be a major selling point for a device that has played second fiddle to the iPhone.
Barrichello, an accomplished driver who started more than 300 races and finished on the podium 68 times, was destined to play second fiddle to Michael Schumacher at Ferrari.
Throughout her tenure, the constant stress of playing second fiddle to Mr. Christie, combined with the job's travel demands, could make working in the lieutenant governor's office difficult.
As much of our country finds itself captivated by the prospects of manned missions to Mars, our inner-space – the oceans – have been sadly given 'second fiddle' status.
Bryant played second fiddle to O&aposNeal early in his career, but he was able to develop into a star in his own right under a bright spotlight. 
But right now, Apple's Mac lineup feels like an afterthought or a second fiddle that eventually benefits from trickled-down iOS features instead of its own platform for innovation.
But by the metric of public perception, the Galaxy S line of smartphones have always played second fiddle to the iPhone, always seen as a response, not the original.
Digital banks, Bellens said, are at risk of still playing second fiddle to traditional players, where customers might keep their "big money" because users feel "they're safe," he said.
The Tigers will need to be at their best against Alabama, which boasts Heisman Trophy-winning running back Derrick Henry and an improving if fundamentally second-fiddle passing attack.
The company's smart assistant is deployed on countless PCs, by way of Windows 10, but it's constantly playing second fiddle to the likes of Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant.
N.L." partnership, "He's the alpha dog, and I'm the second-fiddle bumbling buddy — he's doing all the hard work, and I just have a goofy smile on my face.
"She actually makes something stalwart and inspiring of the limpid little thing who has played a decided second fiddle to her mother's favorite in the early scenes," he wrote.
But what if it is the under-the-radar second fiddle on Thursday — the cloud video communications software startup Zoom — that tells the more accurate story about Silicon Valley's unicorns?
The Oscar-nominated actor is also known for his turn as Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" movies, so seeing him play second fiddle to Batman is kind of hilarious.
The club, Guangzhou R&F, plays second fiddle in this huge southern city to its more illustrious crosstown rival, Evergrande, which has many more fans and a much larger stadium.
Rousseff turned down an invitation to the opening ceremony last month, saying she would not play second fiddle to interim President Michel Temer, who will declare the Games officially open.
Some strategists doubt Taylor, known for his formula-based 'Taylor rule,' would want to play second fiddle to Powell, a Republican first appointed to be a Fed governor in 2012.
Despite the disadvantages of traveling as a member of Parliament, rather than as a prime minister, Mr. Gantz managed to make the best of playing second fiddle to his opponent.
More military operations could mean more boots on the ground, which risks the handful of American diplomats being reduced to playing second fiddle in engagements with Somalis, especially outside Mogadishu.
Nine-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, is not used to playing second fiddle to anyone in Paris — and there are signs the Mallorcan is rediscovering his old power.
On mobile devices, its Android OS plays second fiddle to Apple; iPhone users tend to pay far more for apps and within them, a dynamic developers are very aware of.
Strategically, the addition of 2FA is a pretty smart move for a wearable that's always going to play second fiddle to smartwatches, which can just do more for a similar price.
Considering his mother's extreme fondness for her dog, I suspect Charles played second fiddle to the foundation bitch as a child and I would speculate that he resents her for it.
Sinemia, on the other hand, was always playing second fiddle to MoviePass, and as a result, its service began dramatically declining in quality and consistency over the past year or so.
Although Europe plays second fiddle to the United States when it comes to developing successful biotech companies, the continent's universities carry out much of the cutting-edge science behind new medicines.
The move comes as China's game publishers struggle with a title approval freeze starting in March that has hammered the stock prices of the market's leader Tencent and second fiddle NetEase.
"The Valley has a bit of a chip on its shoulder that we play second fiddle to the Bay and LA in state politics," said a top local Democrat supporting Eggman.
The sky appears to be the limit for the 23-year-old Spaniard, but he will still have to play second fiddle at Torrey Pines to world number 647 Tiger Woods.
Mr. Weld, a starchy Northeasterner from a deeply pedigreed family, appeared unaccustomed to playing second fiddle to Mr. Johnson, who is fond of marijuana and embraces being called a "fringe" candidate.
The widely beloved iPhone has so far missed the main currents of smartphone-based virtual reality, thus playing second fiddle to the likes of Samsung's Gear VR headset or Google's Daydream.
Such a veto would only further cement the public perception that their interests play second fiddle to the desires of deep-pocketed telecom monopolies like AT&T, Verizon, Frontier and Comcast.
When she acted in a China-set 1958 episode of "Shirley Temple's Storybook," she was relegated to second fiddle while a white woman, Judith Braun, played the lead role in yellowface.
Bonus prediction: The best video camera most people will have access to will remain the iPhone, and Android phones will still play second fiddle to Apple on video quality and features.
"Messi has just renewed his contract so that means Neymar will play second fiddle for another three or four years and that's not what he wants… he wants to be a superstar."
Fortnite still found itself playing second fiddle to Minecraft in terms of YouTube popularity, while an embarrassing breast animation made its way into season 6 and was promptly removed following vocal criticism.
Modi's BJP has its core base of voters in India's north and west, playing second fiddle to regional parties across the south, except for Karnataka, home to the technology hub of Bangalore.
In the cloud market it's second fiddle to Amazon Web Services, although it's not above working with Amazon to ensure Amazon's Alexa voice assistant is accessible from Microsoft's less popular Cortana assistant.
On that occasion he won the team sprint alongside Hoy but had to play second fiddle to his superior in the individual event where Hoy won gold and he took the silver.
Based on a Cartoon Network series derived from a DC comic book, the animated comedy features a team of adolescent superheroes led by Robin (Scott Menville), that perennial second-fiddle to Batman.
Detective Pikachu has a handful of real-world concerns (about which we'll talk more in a second), but they mostly play second fiddle to the lengthy set of cameos from assorted Pokémon.
While the details are specific to India, particularly the south, the themes are universal — pregnancy, motherhood, domestic labor, politics, playing second fiddle to men, even (as in the title story) inconvenient architecture.
After playing second fiddle to the United States, OPEC projects its output will grow by about 8 million barrels a day to nearly 40 million barrels a day between 2025 and 2040.
The team was expected to struggle, but Ding, who spent most of his early career playing second fiddle to his team's foreign stars, emerged as a legitimate scorer in his own right.
But it does put Trump in an awkward spot as second fiddle to Merkel in the West and perhaps Chinese President Xi Jinping on the world stage as the gathering begins on Friday.
While growth in India has been at break-neck speed for Uber, it plays second fiddle to local player Ola, which launched before Uber and leads with a near 50 percent market share.
If we're being honest, though, our skivvies often play second fiddle to bras; we tend to put more careful thought into our bra choices, but selecting what goes on bottom warrants equal consideration.
If approved, rociletinib will likely play second fiddle to Tagrisso, given that its efficacy compares poorly with that of AstraZeneca's treatment, Piper Jaffray analyst Charles Duncan had said in a note in February.
Musk said last week that he wasn't "afraid of robots," but the billionaire inventor has made no secret of his fears of a future in which humanity plays second fiddle to AI creations.
As the NFL's trade deadline approaches ... there's one move former Cowboys great Jay Novacek doesn't want to see -- Dallas trading star QB Tony Romo ... despite playing second fiddle to rookie sensation Dak Prescott.
Then there's Hot Fuzz, now ten years old, sitting between the two, playing with those same themes, but making them second fiddle to an almost extreme barrage of jokes, gags, and movie references.
Downtown Napa once played second fiddle to more scenic locales such as Yountville and St. Helena, but this small city bordering the Napa River has come into its own in the last decade.
Mr. Karyo played second fiddle to the British actor James Nesbitt, who gave a raw, quirky performance as a father whose son disappeared while they were in a crowd, watching a soccer match.
But this is a pretty clear diss, and its timing couldn't be more auspicious, given the fact that rumors have all but been confirmed that Kyrie is sick of playing second fiddle to LeBron.
Indeed, the actual opposition, in the form of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a party led by Imran Khan, a former cricketer, often plays second fiddle to the courts, applauding the chief justice's rulings.
If you didn't know better, you might think Android TV is a platform intended to play second fiddle to Chromecast devices, instead of being an incredibly powerful and easy-to-use streaming video platform.
He returns for one final season in Morgantown, where he'll pair up with battery mate and Heisman hopeful Will Grier as the Mountaineers will look to compete for second fiddle in the Big 12.
He's also developing his own superhero comic, Sidekick, about a hero-for-hire playing second fiddle to a less-talented but more famous hero, and navigating sexism and public relations in the heroing field.
That would present Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist leader, with an agonising choice: allow the PP to remain in power, or play second fiddle to Pablo Iglesias (pictured), Podemos's leader, in a left-wing government.
Meanwhile, Asian share markets played second fiddle to bonds as a sharp fall in crude oil prices fanned speculation the Fed might be done with tightening after its policy meeting later in the day.
There may be merit in simply messaging that the federal government is taking seriously a threat that arguably has played second fiddle to foreign terrorism concerns in the years since the September 11 attacks.
In just the year before Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) captured our hearts and Twitter fingers, women of color like Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Carmen Ejogo, and Natalie Martinez were all playing second fiddle to white men.
He's not the ideal illustration of a contemporary first option or even a vital second fiddle, but Aldridge has demonstrated that it's possible to find success through adaptation and rigidity at the exact same time.
Economic data has played second fiddle to politics for sterling in recent weeks: there was also little reaction to data on Wednesday showing UK job creation had slowed, but not collapsed, after the EU referendum.
However, Salvini has always pledged not to abandon his rightist allies, including former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party unexpectedly trailed the League in this month's vote, leaving him to play second fiddle.
It's a fantastic scene, giving Steven Ogg a chance to show off his acting chops as Simon, and making viewers rightfully wonder why his character has always played second fiddle to Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan.
Facebook is up to its old tricks again, trying to reintroduce one of its original features — but like Mean Girls' second-fiddle Gretchen Wieners trying to make fetch a thing, it's just not gonna happen.
In 19 years racing Formula One, including six seasons with Ferrari when he played second fiddle to Michael Schumacher, Barrichello collected 11 wins, 68 podium places and twice finished runner-up in the drivers' championship.
The Association had played second fiddle to the National League for years, but it lost many of its best players to the Player's League and couldn't cope with a three-way battle for ticket revenue.
Even with a forward-looking political agenda on Capitol Hill, emerging stars among the governors and Trump's never-ending troubles, the Democrats are still playing second fiddle to the daily Trump eruptions in the press.
There was roadshow Christie, content to play second fiddle to would-be presidential rivals while he toured the country, also laying the tracks for his own presidential bid, as head of the Republican Governors Association.
HOUSTON — James Harden recorded a 50-point triple-double while Ryan Anderson played a capable second fiddle as the Houston Rockets outlasted the game New York Knicks 129-103 on Saturday night at Toyota Center.
"This is the clearest sign yet that the home of the juggernaut 'Game of Thrones' will in the future play second fiddle to HBO Max when it comes to some of Warner's highest-profile genre commissions."
Speaking about her experiences with fashion stylists, she told Harper's Bazaar earlier this year that, in the past, she played second fiddle to her sisters when it came to clothing because of her weight and size.
Ample pages cover Hillary's time in college, in law school and in Arkansas, but like Hillary herself, the book isn't sure what to do with her role as first lady — sounds so submissive and second-fiddle!
At the first sign of a problem—Quinn's slithery ex, Chet (Craig Bierko), is back from the jungle and looking to regain command himself—Quinn takes the show back, relegating Rachel to second fiddle once more.
We spoke with Peterson back in March and asked him if he'd really be cool playing second fiddle at his next stop ... and he was adamant he'll do whatever it takes to help a team win.
LONDON (Reuters) - New Mercedes Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has no intention of playing second fiddle to team mate Lewis Hamilton this season and believes he can emulate retired predecessor Nico Rosberg and beat the Briton.
Economic data has played second fiddle to politics this week and there was no reaction to data that showed UK job creation slowed — but did not collapse — after June's vote for Britain to leave the European Union.
This offers a unique opportunity for Frankfurt which has always played second fiddle to London as a global financial center, something recognized by the German government which said it would welcome the deal if it strengthened Frankfurt.
Many people thought he had overpaid for a franchise that had always played second fiddle to the Lakers, and remains at least a notch below the likes of the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs.
The French state will play second fiddle to Exor, and may not even have a seat on the new company's board, which will likely be chaired by Elkann, with Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard as chief executive.
Rey's courage, suffer-no-fools attitude and skill with a lightsaber in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" made her a heroine of those who had long grown tired of seeing women play second fiddle in action movies.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow may abandon a project to build a space station in lunar orbit in partnership with U.S. space agency NASA because it does not want a "second fiddle role," a Russian official said on Saturday.
He was, by all accounts, also able to convince the Clippers to sign fellow Southern California native George to the team, instantly making the Clippers, who have long played second fiddle to the glamorous Lakers, early title favorites.
Nadal, with 18 Grand Slam titles to his name, was somehow playing second fiddle on Wimbledon's Centre Court to a mid-ranked player who tells anyone who will listen that he barely cares whether he wins or loses.
"We've done it for years — to have the other 48 states playing second fiddle to two states that aren't representative of the country," he said, arguing that it was unfair for those overwhelmingly white states to vote first.
AEG has long played second fiddle to Live Nation in the concert world, booking fewer tours while concentrating on major real-estate assets like the L.A. Live complex, which houses the Staples Center, and O2 Arena in London.
Salvini's overture to the 5-Star is anathema to his coalition partner, four-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia (Go Italy!) party trailed the League in the election and now plays second fiddle in their conservative bloc.
A deal between the M5S and the PD might be easier to strike, but it might be political suicide for the centre-left to go from government to playing second fiddle to a movement largely composed of political ingénues.
And while the mixtape-length Future collaboration What a Time to Be Alive sold well and spun off a huge hit in "Jumpman," Drake sounded marginalized, a star made to play second fiddle on songs that didn't suit him.
Larger states that are better demographic representations of our nation should no longer tolerate playing second fiddle to states that are a fraction of their size and are far less impacted by federal government overreach and abdication of responsibilities.
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (Reuters) - Marc Leishman has an outstanding recent record in the British Open, but he knows he'll be playing second fiddle to Rory McIlroy when he plays with the Northern Irishman in the first two rounds this week.
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Moscow may abandon a project to build a space station in lunar orbit in partnership with U.S. space agency NASA because it does not want a "second fiddle role," a Russian official said on Saturday.
Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who previously played second-fiddle to Tom Brady in New England, will play in a post-season game for the first time, along with fellow playoffs newcomer George Kittle, the league's strongest-performing tight end.
"Usually we are second fiddle and it seems like this year we may be getting more active early on than Iowa and New Hampshire just due to the schedule of the primaries," said former state Democratic representative Boyd Brown.
The decision to have Trump play second fiddle to his running mate on Obamacare came a week after the real estate mogul botched remarks on the ACA in which he said his workers were suffering from the health-care reform law.
Towns can sign a five-year max contract extension this fall, but what happens if he isn't enamored with the possibility of heading into his prime on a good but not great team that has Wiggins as its second fiddle?
The election of the speakers also represented a blow to Berlusconi, who dominated Italy's centre-right for almost 25 years but must now play second fiddle to Salvini after the League overtook his Forza Italia party in the March 4 vote.
Even before the first public performance, this 'Traviata' has broken the box office record at the theater, which has long played second fiddle to La Scala in Milan and made losses for years before finally returning to break-even in 2015.
Kasich last week said there was "zero chance" of his playing second fiddle to Trump, despite mounting speculation that he would be an ideal candidate because of his deep government experience and Ohio's crucial role as a general election swing state.
Although manually mined creek sand by cheap laborers plays second fiddle to the large quantities of sand extracted legally by suction pumps from rivers, it is in high demand in a nation of 1.3 billion people with fast growing cities.
Alan Young, a comedian and veteran supporting actor who found wide fame as an unlikely sort of second fiddle — the hapless straight man to a talking horse in the 21953s sitcom "Mister Ed" — died on Thursday in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Shades of black, white, gray and beige abound, starting with a dour lineup of wall-pieces and reliefs by big names (Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Lee Bontecou, Donald Judd, Andy Warhol and Piero Manzoni) playing second fiddle to the Jaguar.
Now it had a crime story about Lochte, the publicity-loving swimmer and popular second fiddle to Michael Phelps, that was reported by Bush, who was best known until recently as the host of the fluffy "Access Hollywood" syndicated program.
In the 1960s, Mr. Lee started creating female characters who played second fiddle to no one and had agendas besides getting the guy — like conquering evil and saving the world, no biggie — and unparalleled powers like shape-shifting, telekinesis and invisibility.
Their rivalry sheds light on the shifting economics of nearly every major industry, replete with winner-take-all effects and huge advantages that accrue to the biggest and best-run organizations, to the detriment of upstarts and second-fiddle players.
To them, these white men and women who would happily play second fiddle to a black man — or white feminist, or someone who is Hispanic or Arab, or someone who is LGBTQ — is engaged in surrender of the white racist patriarchy.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Being the lone standard-bearer for 'Gen Next' did few favours for Alexander Zverev at the Grand Slams but playing second fiddle to the other young talents at the Australian Open is working wonders for the German talent.
A year ago, the television-world chatter was all about how Mr. Colbert had played second fiddle at the CBS advertiser presentation to the dancing, singing and absolutely joyful comedian who follows him in the late night schedule, James Corden.
But it wound up almost playing second fiddle to his awe-inspiring set — a sequence of salons wrapped wall to wall with flowers, including delphiniums, orchids, mimosas and roses, each room saturated in a single glorious plant, color and scent.
In addition, Mr. Scaramucci seemed to be, at least for the moment, overshadowing him — a fact that Breitbart News, which Mr. Bannon used to run, pointed out in a headline describing Mr. Trump as second fiddle to his communications director.
Sterling, meanwhile, earlier edged toward a 10-week low against the dollar, kept under pressure by fears Britain will undergo a "hard" exit from the EU in which access to the single market will play second fiddle to immigration controls.
"One of the challenges for Lowe's is that while it is a significant player in the market, it all too often plays second fiddle to Home Depot — which remains more of a 'go-to' destination, especially for home improvement shoppers," Harrison told investors.
But Kevin Lai, Daiwa's chief economist for Asia ex-Japan and a yuan bear, said that any depreciation of would be aimed at protecting the central bank's balance sheet, with attempts to use the currency to boost export competitiveness likely playing second fiddle.
After playing second fiddle to the company's U.S. business as it retooled itself, international chief David Cheesewright said Wal-Mart's U.K. division is ready to transition from a steady operator focused more on profits into one that's ready to gun for market share.
It took 14 years and many stop-and-start cycles to get from page to screen, and the story of Joan Castleman — a woman for whom the burden of playing second fiddle finally got too heavy — is particularly resonant in this climate.
Sterling meanwhile edged towards a 10-week low against the dollar on Wednesday, kept under pressure by fears that Britain will undergo a "hard" exit from the EU in which access to the single market will play second fiddle to immigration controls.
When he arrived at Mizzou after his sophomore season–he played his first two years at Tulsa–Clarkson played second fiddle to another transfer, Jabari Brown, a former five-star high school recruit who last played for the Lakers' D-League team.
For a few years now, the desktop operating system has played second fiddle to iOS, but the long mobile honeymoon has begun to wane, as smartphone sales have begun to flag for the first time since Apple revolutionized the category with iPhone.
By and large, though, these stoic, thick-skinned men have come to accept that their achievements will probably always play second fiddle to those of World War II, the marquee event their uncles and older brothers and cousins — the "Greatest Generation" — fought.
As retirement edges closer, analysts said it is possible Clozel is more receptive to handing over the reins, especially if a buyer agrees to retain Actelion's presence in Basel where the company, however successful, still plays second fiddle to giants Roche and Novartis.
Speaking of Lenovo's unlucky bets in virtual reality, it's a little-known fact that the Chinese electronics company was behind the Oculus Rift S headset — you know, the tethered PC one that wound up playing second fiddle to the standalone Oculus Quest.
Graves, who's found depth as many side characters on British television (see: Sherlock, where he plays the perpetually bumbling Detective Lestrade), is in essentially the same boat with his portrayal of John, but the character's grief plays second fiddle to his wife's.
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Uruguay's Edinson Cavani has always played second fiddle to his more illustrious attacking colleagues at country or club level but the long-haired marksman emerged out of those shadows with his twin strike in the World Cup round of 16 last week.
There's also been some discussion about a subscription business for Apple News being announced here, but given the somewhat overt marketing references to the video service, the news product might either not be quite ready or could be playing second fiddle to the video announcements.
Rumours had swirled for some time that the electric guard was tiring of playing second fiddle to LeBron James, statistically the greatest player in modern NBA history, who grew up in nearby Akron and has spent ten of his 14 NBA seasons with the club.
Today's China however is unwilling to play second fiddle to the U.S. and Xi does not seem not "as solicitous of the U.S. relationship as his predecessors who put a lot of their energy or foreign policy bandwidth into managing that relationship," he added.
Former Cavs guard Kyrie Irving—who was desperately trying to smash his second fiddle to LeBron—was sent over to the Celtics in exchange for Boston's Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić, and a 2018 draft pick Boston had acquired from the Brooklyn Nets.
Most members of New York's press corps don't like the idea that their city is playing second fiddle (even if it is to the nation as a whole), and so they routinely accuse de Blasio of putting his own ambitions above the city's concerns.
Messier played second fiddle to Wayne Gretzky for most of his prime years, but people forget that he won both the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award twice, and also captured the Conn Smythe Trophy the first time that the Oilers won the Stanley Cup.
Ranking points will play second fiddle to earning the chance to lift the Suzanne Lenglen trophy in Saturday's final — something Muguruza did in 2016 and what Halep should have done last year when she blew a big lead in the final against big-hitting Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
And even when James isn't unanimously viewed as the best of the best, watching him navigate life as a second fiddle in search of more championship rings will be fascinating, especially if he's at a point in his career where he's willing to take a pay cut.
She also theorizes that she played second fiddle to her sisters in the past because of weight or body shape: "There would always be this attention on Kourtney and Kim, but I was too much work for [stylists] or they had nothing in my size," she said.
Winnie Mandela, who famously refused to play second fiddle to Nelson Mandela, was treated like a pariah during their divorce process in 1996 and vilified afterward; it's only now that South Africa has begun to reckon publicly with whether it did wrong by her as a country.
But it would be absurd for Seattle to simply give up and accept the premise that one of the country's most forward-thinking and dynamic cities is fated to play second-fiddle to Fort Worth in population growth and force its most successful company to seek its fortunes elsewhere.
In fact, Wilson has previously likened the service to online dating, claiming that price sensitivity often plays second fiddle to actually matching the right people, taking into account a carer's experience and particular skill set and the required cultural fit to successfully place a carer in somebody's home.
"The whims of the ratings agencies will play second fiddle to the more powerful economic forces of subdued GDP growth, low inflation and low official interest rates that will keep borrowing costs low throughout the economy," Paul Dales, chief Australia economist at Capital Economics, said in a note Thursday.
Combat is one place where the day-to-day of revolution and the absolute and consolatory myth collide, where dramatic life-and-death action is what the situation requires—especially in speculative fiction war, where the grinding of massive armies plays second fiddle to magical paradigm-shifting weapons.
Mr. Netanyahu seems to understand something that some of his colleagues, like Mr. Lieberman (with Education Minister Naftali Bennett playing second fiddle), fail to grasp: A right-wing Israeli leader has to gain the people's trust, and he must do that by demonstrating that he is cautious and considerate.
Those who haven't, like Swift, may have to become content playing second fiddle to meme rapper Lil Nas X. With all that in mind, Jepsen's new collection feels a little betwixt and between, torn between doubling down on the proudly, expertly conventional music of Emotion and taking a musical leap forward.
In a call with Wilson last December, he likened the service to online dating, claiming that price sensitivity often plays second fiddle to actually matching the right people, taking into account a carer's experience and particular skill set and the required cultural fit to successfully place a carer in somebody's home.
Money poured into Glasgow, yet it has always been a working class city — humane, political, refusenik — and much of the postpunk energy of my teenage years came from the feeling that we lived in a conurbation of natural aesthetes, hospitable to foreign ideas but playing second fiddle to no one.
Which means, if Intel, who is already hurting from this security snafu, doesn't want to find itself playing second fiddle, it will need to step up its game, because if the performance of these new Ryzen processors are as good as AMD claims than I know I'll be seriously considering a switch.
Resisting protectionism Typically, trade issues played second fiddle to financial and monetary concerns in the G-21625 arena, in part because of the group's original focus on tackling the fallout from the global financial crisis, when what mattered on the trade front was a commitment to a standstill and rollback of protectionist measures.
And that is ok with Woodland, who until Sunday was the mostly anonymous figure playing second fiddle to Amy Bockerstette - a special Olympian golfer he credits with giving him the mental strength to see off a challenge from two-time defending U.S. Open champion Brook Koepka to claim the biggest win of his career.
And it was a mark of the Spaniard's determination to put internal peace above personality that he withstood a storm of abuse from Belgian fans to leave behind Radja Nainggolan, saying the vocal Roma maestro would simply not fit in to a squad where he would play second fiddle to Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard.
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But though these store feature "a feeling of lightness and liveliness," according to Claudine Lostao, Director of Store Design for Starbucks in the Midwest and Mid-America, the fancy wood paneling will probably play second fiddle to this culinary news: These pair of Starbucks stores are currently the only two in the U.S. to serve the coffee chain's take on a sushi burrito.
But by the mid-1980s, alarm that the august but untelevised Senate was beginning to play second fiddle in the public's mind to the highly visible House was enough to motivate the Senate's two leaders, Bob Dole, Republican of Kansas, and Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, to agree to a trial C-Span run that was quickly made permanent.
This weekend's fight in New Jersey, unfolding as it did in the light of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent show of support for MMA and that disheartening federal judge's decision, is only more fuel for New Yorkers who want MMA in their home state but, more importantly, can't believe they've been playing second fiddle to a state like New Jersey for this damn long.
Jon "Bones" Jones, for example, arguably the greatest UFC champion of all time, a much, much better fighter than Brock Lesnar could ever hope to be, and the man headlining the UFC card Lesnar is playing second fiddle for, spoke about the "millions that [return] added to my purse," since Jones gets the bulk of his paycheck from percentages from pay-per-view sales, which Lesnar's presence will drive up in ways Jones' virtuosity never could.
The duo made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala on May 1, and Rodriguez, 41, told Fallon that it was clear who was the bigger star when paparazzi started screaming at him – and not even in English – to get out of the way so they could take a photo of J.Lo. Nevertheless, it seems Rodriguez has no problem playing second fiddle to his girlfriend — and that the pair have only gotten closer in recent months as they traveled together to the Bahamas and Paris.

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