• His thesis is that Europe's increasing friction with the U.S. is a natural outgrowth of the second-fiddle role the continent is destined to play in world affairs.

    FORBES: Sidelines

  • The environment plays second fiddle to the economy, says Wacker.

    NPR: Can U.S. Go 'Green' Even When Oil Prices Drop?

  • It shows that he is willing to put an intellectual in charge of an important issue. (Stephen Goldsmith, the former mayor of Indianapolis, will play second fiddle to the university professor.) But it also shows that Mr Bush has a shrewd sense of how to use intellectuals to advance his agenda.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • But Smith, who teams with his son Jaden in this summer's sci-fi epic "After Earth, " tells EW that he turned down the part because his character would've been second fiddle to the bounty hunter (played by Christoph Waltz) who teaches Django his trade.

    CNN: Why Will Smith turned down 'Django'

  • Liz Moyer (a former Forbes Wall Street writer who now hangs her hat at the WSJ) reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission, perhaps tired of playing second fiddle to the Department of Justice in routing out crime in the financial industry, has introduced something new on their Web site: a bit of branding to showcase their work at routing out insider trading (right).

    FORBES: Connect

  • Ehud Barak, the head of the Labour party, which plays second fiddle to Mr Olmert's Kadima in the coalition government and the man who could most easily bring the government down, would stand little chance of winning if an election were called tomorrow.

    ECONOMIST: Israel and America

  • Just across the English Channel, a less-dovish European Central Bank (ECB) policy stance and the ongoing euro-lending indicator improvements has the Pound Sterling playing second fiddle.

    FORBES: Momentum Suggests Investors Seeking Euro Exit

  • He was in the wilderness when he had to play second fiddle to Felipe Contepomi and Isa Nacewa for the number 10 jersey with his province, but came to the fore during Leinster's run to Heineken Cup glory with the Argentine sidelined by injury.

    BBC: Sexton to make debut for Ireland

  • Academic achievement would play second fiddle to the character and manliness thought to be inculcated by prestigious boarding schools.

    ECONOMIST: Ivy League universities

  • Inflation meantime will remain elevated, but as the central bank has repeatedly stated, the threat from inflation plays second fiddle to rising global tensions.

    FORBES: Mixed Reaction From Dollar As Jobs Report Calms Nerves

  • With John Krasinski, as the eternal third wheel and second fiddle.

    NEWYORKER: Something Borrowed

  • Maze has had to play second fiddle to the likes of American superstar Lindsey Vonn, the previous holder of the women's points record of 1980, but no longer.

    CNN: Skiing's pop queen Maze did it her way

  • The actual conditions themselves play second fiddle.

    FORBES: Greece and Spain's Debt Death-Spiral Is a Lethal Game of Peek-a-Boo

  • Mr Kilroy-Silk looks at home in their company, seemingly happy to play second-fiddle to the UKIP leadership on the news conference platform.

    BBC: Sketch

  • Too often, I think, all the emphasis is on making everything big and expensive and pumping all those dollars into sets and wardrobe and somehow the writing plays second or third or fourth fiddle.

    FORBES: Is Television Too Ambitious?

  • Named chairman in 1998, Bill Ford plays second fiddle to Jacques Nasser, the chief executive.

    FORBES: Are Dynasties Dying?

  • Named chairman in 1998, Bill Ford plays second fiddle to Jacques Nasser, the CEO.

    FORBES: Are dynasties Dying?

  • In the Japanese market, meanwhile, Google plays second fiddle to Yahoo!

    ECONOMIST: Google in Asia: Seeking success | The

  • He was content to play second fiddle to Adam Gilchrist in the initial stages of their reply to Zimbabwe's 196 all out but dominated proceedings thereafter.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Taibu praises youngsters

  • Internally, the device is called the Kindle SD as it now plays second-fiddle to a pair of Kindle Fire HD devices with 1, 920 x 1, 200 displays, but will be called the "new" Kindle Fire in public.

    ENGADGET: Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire with doubled RAM, 44 percent better performance and $159 price

  • In the emerging markets arena, India frequently plays second-fiddle to China.

    FORBES: Green Light For Tata Motors

  • From a strictly military perspective, "cyberwar" with a small "c" may very well exist, playing second fiddle to ongoing military conflict, the one with tanks, shellfire and all.

    WSJ: Battling the Cyber Warmongers

  • Unfortunately, while men say they feel more comfortable than ever before with playing second-paycheck fiddle to their wives, the reality is much more complex.

    FORBES: Are Men The Latest Victims Of Media Misrepresentation?

  • And so there is understandable tension in the currency market on Monday as investors swiftly conclude that recent squabbles over the role of private bondholders now seems to play second-fiddle to whether Greece wants any further part in an increasingly ugly game.

    FORBES: Challenges In Athens Weigh On Euro

  • Rich McGinn settled for second fiddle--and set out to orchestrate the company he one day would run.

    FORBES: Wired and restless

  • He has also blocked deals in which Dresdner would play second fiddle, a fact that many think scuppered the Deutsche deal.

    ECONOMIST: Dresdner Bank

  • In his interview in Welsh he compares to his colleagues to "poodles" (cwn bach) who are playing "second fiddle" (ail feiolin) to the Tories.

    BBC: 'No conniving' and 'no conspiracy'

  • Even without this bizarre scenario, there is the problem of Ranariddh, who most probably will decline to play second fiddle to Hun Sen.

    CNN: A VOTE FOR PEACE

  • Team principal Dave Brailsford expressed disappointment at the news, although it had already been confirmed Wiggins would play second fiddle to compatriot Chris Froome at this year's Tour.

    CNN: Defending champion Wiggins out of Tour de France

  • Back in the days of World War I, which judging by the various memorials stabbed deep at the heart of this place, wine was well established here but probably took second fiddle to wool.

    FORBES: Driven to Drink of McLaren Vale

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