| The answer lies in part with the fierce competition for top-tier executive talent. |
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| They also see ample evidence of fierce competition in many areas, both in consumer and business telecoms. |
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| Cyclists are ranked according to their disability and face fierce competition on traditional bikes, three wheeled bikes or tandems. |
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| Shops in the town continually have to struggle against fierce competition from bigger centres. |
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| Financial services is a cut-throat business, with fierce competition between suppliers, which is often a good thing. |
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| After she was told about the fierce competition in the modeling world in Jakarta, Nike, was briefly silent and seemed doubtful of her plans. |
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| What I want is fierce competition in the squad, as well as against our opponents. |
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| High value specialities, in particular, will create fierce competition for local suppliers. |
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| There is fierce competition, particularly for city centre properties, and it is not unusual for whole developments to be sold before the first brick is laid. |
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| The show set the scene for fierce competition between vehicle manufacturers, who sought to outdo each other in technical progress. |
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| There is fierce competition between media agencies in Taiwan, and if a survey is not representative, competitors strike back quickly. |
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| Caustic soda prices are, as ever, unpredictable as a result of often fierce competition. |
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| Many experiments have shown a fierce competition for this element between bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens and their hosts. |
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| But frequently the hype is more than deserved: fierce competition sees off duds pretty rapidly and the stars shine bright. |
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| As museums are seeing budgets cut and fierce competition for people's time, Ms. Canty said social media helps people stay engaged. |
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| Our age is one of globalisation and internationalisation, of cooperation but also of fierce competition. |
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| Your role is to create, develop and present the brand so memorably that it stands out against fierce competition in the marketplace. |
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| Ports can for obvious reasons only be located in costal regions, including estuaries, which are characterised by fierce competition for space. |
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| There will be fierce competition among the top seeds over two tough days of rallying to decide the outcome of this most prestigious of motorsport events. |
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| Johnston saw off fierce competition from hopefuls from all over the country, including scullers from Henley, Headington and other prestigious rowing clubs and schools. |
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| The proposal sets up fierce competition, especially in the wholesale energy market. |
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| Mr. Speaker, with globalization comes fierce competition that is costing us many valuable jobs. |
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| He mentioned the global economy in his remarks and the fact that there is fierce competition. |
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| The result is fierce competition among federal government departments and agencies for these workers. |
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| The aviation market in the MEDA region is currently experiencing fierce competition among the various existing flag carriers. |
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| Next, the market saw fierce competition to develop smaller and thinner products. |
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| Despite fierce competition, the specialty sales continued to be strong as Givaudan re-balanced its portfolio. |
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| Mandate: Over the last several years, Acadia Life and Assumption Life have each faced fierce competition in the insurance business. |
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| This is an invaluable asset in the face of increasingly fierce competition. |
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| While the Chinese dragon is synonymous with fierce competition for our companies, it remains one of the most promising markets on the planet and an ideal location for certain operations. |
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| In London, for example, fierce competition for sites is forcing up property prices, staff costs are rising and the tyrannies of fashion are among the harshest in the world. |
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| Manufacture of LCD screens is increasing faster than demand, a rare phenomenon in the industry, which explains the fierce competition between companies. |
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| Despite cutbacks, it is standing its ground against fierce competition from the numerous other cultural institutions along the banks of the Tiber. |
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| In practice, each engine is put up for tender by the relevant shipyard in consultation with the shipowner, and there is fierce competition for the larger engine contracts worldwide. |
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| Instead, the Tripartite System came to be characterised by fierce competition for places at the prestigious grammar schools. |
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| It engaged in fierce competition for control of its periphery with the nearby sultanate of Tidore. |
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| Additionally the Brunner Mond Solvay plant which opened in 1874 at Winnington near Northwich provided fierce competition nationally. |
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| The rapid growth of the investment management industry, the trend to diversification of the fund managers, consolidations and fierce competition were all factors that contributed to the sale of the subsidiary. |
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| The inevitable result is fierce competition as regards selling prices, which forces the industry to be competitive where production costs are concerned. |
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| This has led to an explosion of minibuses and fierce competition for passengers among the operators. |
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| The studies conclude that this focus on personal rivalry, conflict, and fierce competition reinforces the social attitude that violence and aggression are normal and natural expressions of masculine identity. |
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| But, from the start of next year, BT will begin to open up the local loop to the free market with fierce competition expected. |
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| A smaller division producing the fat, knobby tyres used by construction, farming and mining vehicles is doubling production this year. All this growth comes despite fierce competition. |
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| There is a run on mouthwash in Salvador, where kissing as many people as possible has become as traditional a Carnival pastime as watching the fierce competition between samba schools in Rio de Janeiro. |
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| The parties have argued that the increasing presence of generic manufacturers has resulted in fierce competition and in an appreciable price decline over the last years in almost every market for crop protection products. |
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| The liberal environment in Eastern and Southern Africa has led to fierce competition and efficiency in road transport, forcing railways also to adjust and improve. |
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| There is fierce competition for such patients. |
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| Luger has fierce competition, new and old. |
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| But fierce competition goes on nonetheless. |
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| Many Flemish villages had two breweries that were in fierce competition with eachother and always had new and better tastes for the consumers in order to conquer the village politically. |
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| In the major European markets, demand for diecasting alloys has been stable, whereas in Asia demand continued to be strong although premiums suffered further from fierce competition. |
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| French and foreign car manufacturers wage fierce competition on this market by proposing ever more functional models with constantly improved designs in order to meet the needs of the various categories of professional user. |
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| The causes of this state of affairs can be traced back to the fierce competition between the six or seven food concerns that dominate the market, a turf war fought out to the detriment of farmers. |
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| Black Sabbath plagued with infighting and substance abuse, while facing fierce competition with their opening band, the Los Angeles band Van Halen. |
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| Industry executives point out that Hisilicon K3 is now a blockbusting smart phone solution in China, expected to cause fierce competition between Hisilicon and MediaTek. |
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| Fierce competition often provokes a rush to judgement, a sense of perpetual crisis and a frantic chase for stories, sacrificing the process of reflective maturation. |
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| Fierce competition among major LED lightbulb suppliers in South Korea has resulted in a decline in the ASP of LED lightbulbs. |
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| Fierce competition is forcing broadband operators to drastically reduce the prices of their headline triple-play services. |
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