Mother and daughter try to best each other by looking dreary.
The women are feeling sad.
They women may be acting dreary rather than feeling sad.
exists x1 x2 x3.(ne_tim_mother(x2) & all x4.(n_other(x4) -> exists e1 e2 p1 x5.(by(e1,e2) & exists s1.(Theme(s1,x1) & a_dreary(s1)) & Topic(e2,p1) & Actor(e2,x1) & v_look(e2) & Time(e1,x4) & to(e1,x5) & r_most(x5) & n_good(x5) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_try(e1))) & subset_of(x3,x1) & n_daughter(x3) & subset_of(x2,x1))
exists e1 p1 x1.(n_woman(x1) & exists s1.(Theme(s1,x1) & a_sad(s1)) & Topic(e1,p1) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_feel(e1))