were vying

Past progressive conjugation of vie. There are other translations for this conjugation.

vie

Large Powers were vying for control of the region.	Las grandes Potencias competían por el control de la región.
There were a number of philosophies of political administration that were vying for adoption by the monarchs of the kingdoms.	Había un número de filosofías de la administración política que competían para la adopción de los monarcas de los reinos.
However, as the masses' social struggle evolved and became acute, all the tendencies that were vying to influence the outcome took on more precise political and organizational forms.	Sin embargo, cuando la lucha social de las masas evolucionó y se volvió crítica, todas las tendencias que rivalizaban por influenciar sus resultados, adoptaron formas políticas y organizativas más precisas.
Three spots were available and four people were vying for a spot.	Tres puntos estaban disponibles y cuatro personas fueron compitiendo por un puesto.
They were vying for it and Palestine was a long way from New York.	Ellos estaban rivalizando por él y Palestina estaba demasiado lejos de Nueva York.
Uh, the two of them were vying for a promotion, and I went with David.	Los dos competían por un ascenso, y yo me decanté por David.
Uh, the two of them were vying for a promotion, and I went with David.	Ambos competían por un ascenso y se lo di a David.
Don't design your ad as if you were vying for online attention in 1997.	No diseñe un anuncio como si estuviera compitiendo por la atención en línea en 1997.
In the beginning, we were vying for her attention in ways that were probably very distracting to everyone.	Al principio, estábamos compitiendo por su atención de una manera que probablemente era una distracción para todos.
The three men who were vying for the princess's hand in marriage went on stage for the deathmatch.	Los tres hombres que estaban compitiendo por la mano de la princesa en matrimonio subieron al escenario de la batalla.
Retailers and online stores were vying for customers' favor at the end of November with a large number of discount promotions.	Los retailers y las tiendas online ofrecieron a finales de Noviembre un gran número de promociones y ofertas, con el objetivo de ganar el favor del público.
Danilo Medina, a member of the center-right Dominican Liberation Party, and former President Hipolito Mejia, a member of the left-wing Dominican Revolutionary Party, were vying for the presidency this year.	Danilo Medina, un miembro de centro-derecha del Partido de la Liberación Dominicano y el ex-presidente Hipolito Mejia, un miembro del izquierdista Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, están luchando para la presidencia este año.
And yet, although it often appeared that States were vying with each other to demonstrate that they had taken the most effective measures to combat terrorism, they should always recall that human rights were always the most important concern.	No obstante, aunque a menudo parece que los países rivalizan por demostrar que han adoptado las medidas antiterroristas más eficaces, deberían recordar que los derechos humanos son siempre una prioridad.