| The former Olympic ace, who quit competitive swimming earlier this month, is determined to win a behind-the-scenes role in the sport. |
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| I can't off-hand think of any non-competitive system that can establish this, since the act of ranking is competitive in itself. |
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| But his plans are put in jeopardy when he meets an equally competitive female player. |
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| Hughes defended his reign, despite criticism of his record of failing to win nine successive competitive matches. |
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| States using an independent approach produced more than twice as many competitive races for state legislatures than did gerrymandered states. |
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| The only reason U.S. Senate seats stayed competitive is that the politicians cannot gerrymander state lines. |
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| The U.S. is first in this year's ranking of the world's most competitive economies. |
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| The main difference between Acol and Standard American, when it comes to competitive bidding, is the Intermediate Jump overcall. |
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| What a horrible start to the new competitive hurling year for the jewel in our crown. |
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| To maximise performance in the 21st century states require flexible economies, competitive tax rates and an acquisitive, dynamic private sector. |
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| This latest loan agreement has come at an ideal time for him to get back into competitive football after suffering two injury lay-offs. |
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| At tournaments he will always bring a competitive edge, that winning mentality. |
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| To stay competitive growers must introduce new hybrids to their acreage on a regular basis. |
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| After weathering the Asian crisis, the city is fast losing its competitive advantage. |
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| As we concluded a particularly competitive match one of our opponents hit an approach shot over a green into a palmetto bush. |
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| Earlier discussions have established that forward vertical integration can have competitive as well as anticompetitive effects in a market. |
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| But he finally made the decision to end 20 years of high-level competitive racing after a race in Peterborough. |
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| On the competitive side of racing, no other current driver has three Winston Cup trophies. |
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| The track at millennium park provides the ideal opportunity for those interested in stepping into competitive racing. |
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| The warm, fuzzy rhetoric of the sisterhood is completely at odds with our brutal, individualistic, competitive society. |
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| The cattle barons dominated because without property rights the biggest operations gained all the competitive advantage. |
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| Greater rivalry in imperfectly competitive markets can be expected to encourage firms to operate more efficiently. |
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| Sellers believes few jockeys really can naturally keep a competitive weight. |
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| Foisy has set rules for the tournament set up to make it a friendly competitive event. |
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| Grocery giants in Carlow are locked in a competitive price war, matching each other cent for cent across certain products. |
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| This is a friendly but very competitive event where members compete with each other in Clay Shooting, Horseshoe Throwing, Pool and Darts. |
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| The resident was an active individual, who did regular weight training and played competitive ice hockey. |
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| Prices of food and drinks are very competitive and additionally, most places pass out free drinks and announce happy hours. |
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| In a competitive market where hundreds of brand names jostle for attention, several are emerging as the next big thing. |
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| Not only that, she was living proof that athletes could be competitive on the world stage and be free of performance-enhancing drugs. |
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| Hence, the development of log-normal weight frequency distributions is not proof of competitive interactions between plants. |
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| That community may desire competitive ranking of scholarship rather than benchmarking of quality. |
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| Unless I can conquer my competitive instincts, there'll be a lot of very wet toddlers and it'll all end in tears. |
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| Large seeds have been found to have a better chance of survival as seedlings and a growth advantage over smaller seeds in competitive situations. |
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| However, when foreign competitors do not follow these good standards they gain competitive advantage because they can produce goods cheaper. |
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| They fail to pursue collaborative strategies because they expect the other members of the anarchic system to pursue competitive strategies. |
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| And what if the most competitive jockey and the most competitive trainer in the sport's history were ranged against each other? |
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| As we got older, our rivalry went from just being competitive to becoming extremely violent. |
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| Its wheelbase, 103.5 in., is greater than the vehicles in the competitive set. |
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| But we must continually regenerate ourselves to remain successful in an increasingly competitive environment. |
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| Depending on your volume of business and requirements, different brokers can offer competitive deals. |
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| Everything in such an environment, it goes without saying, tends to repress the creative and to stimulate the competitive impulses. |
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| Many analysts are also of the view that the ringgit is undervalued, but the Malaysian government maintains that it is at a competitive level. |
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| The next two games will reveal whether that was a last hurrah or the return volley in a long, genuinely competitive series. |
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| The gas-operated, autoloading shotgun is tremendously popular with hunters and competitive shooters, with good reason. |
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| The company was founded in 1976 by Jess Briley, by vocation a machinist and oil field engineer, by avocation a competitive skeet shooter. |
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| This one day programme is tailor-made to provide the best practices and business insights that today's competitive markets demand. |
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| We can offer beautifully tailored jackets, trouser suits, skirts and dresses at very competitive prices. |
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| A large crowd watched a very competitive decider and the sides finished level at two goals apiece. |
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| Even the U.S. Olympic Committee promotes walking lunges for competitive bowlers to strengthen their legs and core. |
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| Football, in essence, is competitive and it is important for the health of the game that it remains so. |
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| To accomplish that lofty goal, Fulham must finish among the top five clubs in the much more competitive league. |
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| Unless publicised, even quality stuff at competitive prices may not have many takers. |
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| Worse yet, Japan's banks face daunting competitive pressures while lugging all this negative baggage. |
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| Any halfway competitive track athlete ought to be able to cover that in 20 seconds, tops. |
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| Now Suzuki is refocussing its attention on the C-class segment, the most competitive class of the Irish car market. |
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| When asthma is satisfactorily controlled, asthmatics need not be restricted from any activity up to and including competitive athletics. |
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| They will not have a competitive race as such and only have to start and finish in a group. |
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| For competitive marathon runners, this route is nevertheless considered a hard one. |
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| Competitive journalism, like competitive advertising, ends in the asseveration of impossible claims. |
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| The remaining part of the cultural extravaganza was handled with a great deal of competitive spirit. |
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| This ignited competitive wars that were often resolved by mergers and other anticompetitive activities. |
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| This means the day-long event will provide quality information about how to leverage IT for competitive advantage. |
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| They are now growing at an astonishing rate, making up for lost time and prospering as a result of their low taxes and competitive economies. |
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| We know that on our day we can beat anybody, but the league is so competitive any one of the top six teams can go on to win it. |
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| Putting their creativity to work in a competitive environment, these twelve young designers are the right-brain thinkers of the business world. |
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| It was Liechtenstein's first point in a competitive game and their players did a lap of honour to celebrate. |
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| Another view is that technical and competitive juggling is antithetic to juggling as an art form. |
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| Shortly after returning to competitive riding, she suffered a shoulder injury in June during training hours. |
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| Sports stars have been invited to visit the borough schools in a bid to promote team games and competitive sports. |
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| Bush seems to favor a competitive environment, and once he's satisfied that's the case, almost anything goes. |
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| But patching a system won't recover stolen data, recoup competitive advantage or revive consumer confidence. |
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| I know it's shameless, but the publishing world is a competitive jungle and, hey, you have to grab what chances you can. |
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| If not, during the race I lapped Rubens, so I guess the Bridgestone weren't that competitive at the end, compared with the Michelin. |
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| California makes some pretty decent sparkling wines at very competitive prices. |
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| Organizations that operate in strongly competitive markets cannot take an approach based solely on plans that anticipate a predictable future. |
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| Mortgage lenders have offered ever more competitive deals in a fierce fight for business. |
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| To help make bingos, most competitive players arrange their tiles in alphabetical order, into alphagrams. |
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| We had to go through the back-door route and have played twenty-four competitive matches this season. |
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| The laissez-faire philosophy of competitive capitalism translated into untold misery for the laboring classes in industrial cities. |
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| Despite a laid-back image, Mickelson is highly competitive and a keen betting man who wants to win every activity he tries. |
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| Well, the reality is if you are an experienced buyer you will always get what you want at a competitive price. |
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| Continuing changes in the marketplace, including new entrants, has given rise to the need to be more cost competitive and agile. |
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| Facing the most aggressive and competitive media in the world, spin is vital. |
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| More important, India needs to get laggard companies out of state hands to help them grow again and make them competitive in world markets. |
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| Unless you are allowed to be a bit aggressive and competitive then you stand no chance of been able to get on in life. |
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| It was a highly entertaining and competitive match that held the attention of all to the very end. |
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| Such a policy would make it easier to recruit soldiers and officers because their pay would be more competitive with the civilian market. |
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| With bottled water now boasting a retail value of 900m, Highland Spring is prepared to up the ante in an increasingly competitive market. |
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| Giancarlo will provide us with a very competitive blend of aggression, consistency and hard work. |
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| It is a competitive world and the laggards will have to rue their complacency. |
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| But the fiercely competitive makers of Winchester drives have fought off foreign competition. |
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| He reasoned that atomized, asocial economic actors better serve competitive markets. |
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| Market research, competitive information, product literature, and a list of pertinent Web sites are good choices. |
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| Literary translation, especially of the great works of the past, never answers a pressing need, nor is it a competitive activity. |
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| With these abilities they can concentrate on skill and technique when it comes to competitive football. |
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| The Air Mail Act of 1934 more or less reaffirmed competitive bidding, and some rebidding ensued. |
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| The National Recovery Administration reinvigorated industry by restraining competitive forces and raising prices. |
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| Last month, a referendum in Egypt approved constitutional changes allowing competitive elections for the presidency. |
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| If the last one left you cold, then only consider it if competitive multiplayer is your thing. |
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| The purpose of the holiday at the end of the year is to rest up and chill out after a busy competitive season. |
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| Doug Koenig has the best all-around record of any competitive pistol shooter. |
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| All artworks are on sale at very keen, competitive prices, so come along and enjoy the wonderful display. |
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| Sport is very competitive and we travelled mostly to Pompey to play football, rounders, and tennis. |
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| On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and make you more competitive on the job market. |
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| Once again a very keen and competitive atmosphere was enhanced by the good weather. |
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| For example, he considers economic depressions to be the intensification of the competitive process. |
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| He is a competitive guy who shoots from the hip and commands huge respect from his players. |
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| Before the euro, Italy kept its boutique manufacturing base competitive by devaluing the lira as often as necessary. |
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| The company operates in a very competitive industry, with little sign of the competitive pressures abating. |
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| In today's competitive economy, it's essential that medical aestheticians stay up to speed with the latest tools of the trade. |
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| If you thought disabled athletes were in any way less competitive than able-bodied ones then this mayhem should put you right. |
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| The NBC needs to keep abreast of changes in this technologically charged and competitive environment. |
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| What lent interest and made it absorbing was the competitive edge between the two parties, and the skill they displayed. |
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| The Championship is one of the most competitive leagues in the world with every club capable of beating each other. |
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| They're too smart, competitive and driven to do anything so foolish as get in each other's way. |
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| Elements of traditional culture, such as competitive feasting and the harvest of first fruits, have been incorporated into church calendars. |
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| In consequence they strove to accent the competitive element and eliminate any attempt at showboating at every opportunity. |
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| You'll remember his strength, courage, dignity, competitive fire and accomplishment. |
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| Gillett, 29, took up competitive cycling in 2000, having rowed for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. |
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| She completely fails to query whether or not this competitive bloodlust is something we as a society want to encourage. |
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| A non-competitive system cannot be grafted on to a competitive exam. |
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| Like most men or women who attain distinction in their chosen sport, and whose competitive streak is almost visible, Harry is a self-confessed rotten loser. |
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| A sophisticated person need not behave like a madari and, wittingly or unwittingly, distort his public image in today's highly unethical and competitive politics. |
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| Then my husband goes and beats my high score and every competitive bone in my body ignites with a kind of ferocious need to reclaim my lost advantage. |
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| It was the very first time that I ever rowed in a competitive event. |
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| It's a very competitive market out there and I think that artists have to be aware of what they are letting themselves in for and not to be intimidated by it. |
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| This should result in a much more lively and competitive boat. |
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| It was previously believed that because hummingbirds with shorter wings generally have higher wingbeat frequency, they will be more maneuverable in competitive interactions. |
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| Hot summer days spent programming Atari PCs, competitive Frogger, and campfire songs about Qbert! |
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| First Gary Kasparov, on anybody's short list of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement from competitive play earlier this year. |
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| Some competitive shooters shoot this many rounds in a few years. |
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| By the 1820s, with the rise of agricultural fairs, the competitive atmosphere intensified as they entered the lists against each other in plowing contests. |
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| Remember the market is not liquid or transparent and there aren't necessarily ten other people who will want to buy the stone you are selling at a competitive price. |
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| If Harl now worries about the future of rock-solid family farms, it's time for all of us to be worried, no matter how competitive we think we are. |
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| Given the competitive and individualistic nature of baseball under the profit system, players are under enormous pressure to use steroids in order to gain an extra edge. |
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| The Windies have never really looked competitive throughout the series. |
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| Their analysis, therefore, focuses on ways of deterring competitive strategies that are otherwise seen to be the rational response within an anarchically structured system. |
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| In a time of rising energy prices and concern over the environment, producers and agribusinesses must find a way to be more and more competitive in a world of scarcity. |
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| With twice as many British soldiers, Washington was in for a fiercely competitive battle of wit and strength. |
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| Unsubsidised arts like Australian computer game developers make world-class competitive products and don't receive a zac in Arts Council, Film Australia etc. funding. |
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| But the reality is that in a competitive world people seek out the brands. |
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| In a very competitive game both teams played some brilliant football. |
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| Treasury has said the selection process is competitive enough and the contracts are handled responsibly. |
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| He is making a mockery of all this in his business dealings and justifying his actions by saying he has to be competitive with the rest of the world. |
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| They argued that the new regulations would place their company at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace. |
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| We need to reinstitute the competitive system they used in Rome. |
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| Champion says part of that stems from the competitive environment of the top schools, which vet their admittees so heavily. |
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| Moreover, uneducated Americans have a competitive advantage because of their fluency in English. |
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| In the process, we get straightjacketed into emotionally distant, competitive lives. |
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| The follow-up story is how those who survived both the competitive onslaught, as well as the recession, have adapted. |
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| It does have a competitive following on Pinterest which is important for retailers. |
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| In March 1999, Click began offering high-speed broadband connections to businesses, and wholesaling bandwidth to competitive local exchange carriers. |
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| The present steam process for generating hydrogen is far from competitive with fossil fuels, and electrolysis costs about three times as much again. |
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| Business leaders know that fair but stable and competitive after-tax profits go hand in hand with job creation, investment and increased productivity. |
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| There will be no Peach state Todd Akin after the disparate Tea Party strands in Georgia failed to produce a competitive candidate. |
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| Not surprisingly, given her risk-taking profession, Baden is a competitive poker player. |
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| What keeps Bangladeshi garments competitive is that they are very, very cheap. |
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| The disgraced 23-year-old was banned for life from the world of competitive skating and went on to try her hand at boxing. |
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| While there will always be niche competitive products for the rate tart, this is a pricing model which has become increasingly unsustainable over the longer term. |
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| The fast-moving, competitive capital of the United States forced him out of his more reserved shell, he says. |
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| An undergraduate major in anthropology not only provides a sound Liberal Arts education but also gives students a needed edge in today's fiercely competitive job market. |
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| Take this lack of cooperative instinct and add a competitive situation, and Benenson says you get a real conundrum. |
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| One proposal that's high on my watch list is competitive bidding. |
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| An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career. |
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| Again, if a society is competitive and acquisitive in orientation, the kings and chiefs will necessarily reflect that in their behaviour and lifestyles. |
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| The series is so competitive that an extra second on a pit stop or getting through traffic on the racetrack can mean the difference between finishing first or fourth. |
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| Around 45 percent of competitive kart racing is done by youths. |
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| He was an active and knowledgeable gardener and he remained a highly competitive bridge player and an excellent raconteur of amusing medical reminiscences. |
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| Since the height of his competitive days, Koch's greatest public visibility has been in relation to his line of single-layer ski and cold weather activewear. |
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| There was a high level of competitive activity in certain areas. |
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| He summed up the season as being competitive yet friendly and with the trio applying to join next year it was evident that the league continued to grow. |
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| The Big Green party scene is still as wild as ever, with competitive beer pong, frat and sorority disco ragers, and the notoriously wild Dartmouth Winter Carnival. |
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| They may have fought six times, but the only competitive bout was the first, when Robinson was still a welterweight and La Motta was a fully-fledged middleweight. |
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| Our schemes are very competitive and advantageous for the value we offer. |
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| Productivity gains would have to become a vital cog in the wheel if firms are to stay competitive and continue to survive in an increasingly tough trading environment. |
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| Both the states and Amazon clearly believed that freedom from sales tax constituted a major competitive advantage for Amazon. |
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| There are so many patents that cover MPEG technology that it will take a significant engineering breakthrough to produce a competitive freely licensable alternative. |
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| Almost 90 members of staff were axed when it was shut down as a result of increasingly competitive market conditions and rationalisation by its owners. |
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| Are young Americans ready to move off the competitive playing field and onto the herbivore pastureland? |
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| I took the liberty of participating in the coed and competitive basketball leagues and found, to my surprise, that there are a lot of good players. |
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| This makes the unions more effective at actually wringing concessions out of companies, since it effectively removes the competitive pressures on them. |
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| Electronic controls gather information from the anti-lock brakes and other sensors to enable it to react within 50 milliseconds, much faster than competitive viscous devices. |
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| Kind of an A to Z on riding skills and the tactics of competitive cycling. |
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| These are hectic days for him and the Irish Chamber Orchestra is now primed for a serious assault on the competitive world of concert performances. |
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| Labour leader Councillor Stuart King argued for a competitive scheme in which estates would fight to recycle the most in return for financial rewards. |
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| Due to their smaller size, American black bears are at a competitive disadvantage to brown bears in open, unforested areas. |
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| Write-ins ranged from training on the elliptical machine to competitive figure skating. |
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| Like zafirlukast, montelukast is a competitive antagonist for the cysteinyl leukotrienes. |
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| This can deflate your ego or spark competitive antics or both. |
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| Also the OECD's actions against competitive tax practices has raised criticism. |
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| Rosberg stated that unless the team was more competitive in the near future, he would look to drive elsewhere. |
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| You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field. |
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| That would seem to be a recipe for constant tension but Dratch says that backstage at SNL is not a competitive backstabby kind of atmosphere. |
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| In such a competitive environment, attracting forumites and maintaining their numbers are essential for the existence and survival of a forum. |
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| We have the feasible potential to be competitive in a gainsome way in many sectors. |
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| He strikes me as more of a go hard or go home athlete, an impression reinforced by reports of aggressive and competitive behaviour. |
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| Media companies are concentrated in London and the media distribution industry is London's second most competitive sector. |
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| Trade barriers and competitive distortions in the Common Market could emerge due to the different environmental standards in each member state. |
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| Venezuela and India dedicate themselves to making globally competitive beauty queens. Hodiernally, what do desi Americans do? |
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| However, introducing improved incentives through a more competitive environment among providers and insurers has proved difficult. |
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| The club has men's and ladies' sections and plays a mixture of competitive and friendly matches. |
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| Chancellor George Osborne said that the lower, more competitive tax rate had caused the increase. |
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| Linkages between national price levels are also weakened when trade barriers and imperfectly competitive market structures occur together. |
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| It is also the least competitive from an economic standpoint, with a handful of companies dominating the entire market. |
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| It was the first competitive club game and cup final to be held at the new stadium. |
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| These services, formerly provided by ambulance services are now awarded by competitive tender. |
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| In perfectly competitive markets, no participants are large enough to have the market power to set the price of a homogeneous product. |
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| In a perfectly competitive market, supply and demand equate marginal cost and marginal utility at equilibrium. |
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| At these, religious rites are performed, while workshops, stalls, feasts, and competitive games are also present. |
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| Vacancies are filled up at the commencement of each term according to the results of a competitive examination. |
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| There are both competitive events and pleasure riding disciplines available. |
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| According to how well a person does in sanctioned play, a player is given a rating that is adjusted periodically to maintain competitive matches. |
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| For competitive purposes a dart cannot weigh more than 50g including the shaft and flight and cannot exceed a total length of 300mm. |
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| Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhound dogs are raced around a track. |
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| This has prompted former Jordan owner Eddie Jordan to say that the days of competitive privateers are over. |
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| According to the Centre for International Competitiveness, it is the most competitive large city in the United Kingdom. |
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| Gaelic handball with its roots in Scotland is still played at a competitive level in Northern Ireland. |
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| Ronnie Henry was the first ever player to lift a competitive club trophy at the new Wembley. |
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| Since the last redevelopment to Hampden was completed in 1999, Scotland have played most of their competitive matches there. |
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| After taking over at Crawley, O'Driscoll never took charge of a single competitive game. |
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| The main value of the lists is to indicate which were the most competitive teams during a given period. |
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| The boycott contributed to the 1980 Games being a less publicised and less competitive affair, which was dominated by the host country. |
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| They lost the 1933 Lancashire Cup Final to Warrington, whilst finishing in no competitive position in the league once more. |
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| He went on to drive for the less competitive Arrows and Jordan teams, and in 1998 gave Jordan their first win. |
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| Button believed that his inexperience showed as he struggled to help his team set up a competitive car. |
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| The engines were far from competitive at first, but after development, the company powered six consecutive drivers championships. |
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| Moto Guzzi produced competitive race machines, and by 1957 nearly all the Grand Prix races were being won by streamlined machines. |
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| Sheene,by now on a competitive Yamaha, was determined to take the championship from him. |
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| On 12 May 2011, Club Nautico di Roma withdrew from the competition, citing challenges in raising sufficient funds to field a competitive team. |
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| It is perhaps his greatest achievement to have introduced so many people to competitive sailing via their involvement in Clipper Ventures. |
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| Hong Kong offers wide recreational and competitive sport opportunities despite its limited land area. |
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| A nationalist is one who thinks solely, or mainly, in terms of competitive prestige. |
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| The United States has many competitive private and public institutions of higher education. |
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| Underdeveloped nations today, Chang believes, are weak players in a much more competitive system. |
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| As a result, British exports became more competitive on world markets than those of countries that remained on the gold standard. |
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| The more competitive the industry, the greater the improvement in output, profitability, and efficiency. |
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| In 1989, the communist governments in Poland and Hungary became the first to negotiate the organizing of competitive elections. |
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| It typically entails support for highly competitive markets, private ownership of productive enterprises. |
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| The designs were presented in 1992 and the most competitive designs were used. |
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| It ran a competitive tender process to award leases to consortia of potential developers. |
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| Central European countries, especially Austria, Croatia, Germany and Switzerland are some of the most competitive tourism destinations. |
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| Burton's intense preparation and competitive desire to succeed served him well. |
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| In many competitive events there is a minimum weight set for the coxswain to prevent unfair advantage. |
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| This event gathers the best competitive dancers from around the world who compete for the SOBHD sanctioned World Championship title. |
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| Most competitive attacks resulting in death probably occur at the talons of other golden eagles. |
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| The other major challenge with tryouts is to learn to focus on the nonball side of a court during competitive drills. |
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| Reputation and General considers more subjective aspects such as innovation, brand appeal, cultural diversity and competitive positioning. |
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| He spent over five years in this role, although due to the Second World War no official competitive league football took place during this time. |
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| Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football, along with Dundee and Raith Rovers. |
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| Halliday had barely begun his work when World War II halted competitive football in the United Kingdom. |
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| Kelvingrove Park, also in the city's West End, was the venue for Bowls and has five bowling greens installed for competitive use. |
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| In 2005, the Scottish Executive put the collective Hebrides routes out to competitive tender, with the Dunoon route being a separate tender. |
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| The most important eisteddfod is the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the largest festival of competitive music and poetry in Europe. |
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| There are 74 competitive classes for young musicians for all ages up to 21 years. |
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| Henry shared many of his religious views with Louis of France, and the two men appear to have been slightly competitive in their piety. |
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| The 2017 Global Financial Centres Index ranked San Francisco as the sixth most competitive financial center in the world. |
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| Swansea's first ever competitive fixture following their founding in 1912 was against Cardiff in the Southern Football League. |
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| He made his competitive debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 August away against Manchester United. |
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| In a statistical summary the club played a total of 178 first team competitive fixtures. |
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| Reardon played his last competitive ranking match in the 1991 World Championship qualifying second round. |
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| Welsh responded to his bad luck by throwing himself back into competitive fighting. |
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| By then, Louis was 36 years old and had been away from competitive boxing for two years. |
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| Four organisations sanction competitive events in the modern American clog dancing world. |
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| Onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electric power, competitive with or in many places cheaper than coal or gas plants. |
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| In addition, there is no competitive market for wind energy, as it does not cost money to get ahold of wind. |
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| Lega Basket Serie A is widely considered one of the most competitive in Europe. |
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| The government actively pursued an internationally competitive manufacturing sector of primarily large corporations. |
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| This early global expansion is a competitive advantage over its competitors and European neighbours. |
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| Furthermore, sprat and herring are considered highly competitive for the same resources that are available to them. |
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| A study suggests that males leaned towards competitive birding while females preferred recreational birdwatching. |
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| Eutrophication may cause competitive release by making abundant a normally limiting nutrient. |
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| This is a historical technology and is not usually economically competitive with other sources of fuel gas today. |
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| Sea transport using CNG carrier ships that are now under development may be competitive with LNG transport in specific conditions. |
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| On an international level, the price increases changed competitive positions in many industries, such as automobiles. |
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| The dollar price of energy increased again the following year, amid the weakening competitive position of the dollar in world markets. |
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| Some evidence suggests that invasive species are competitive in their new habitats because they are subject to less pathogen disturbance. |
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| In areas where jackals become very abundant, the population of foxes decreases significantly, apparently because of competitive exclusion. |
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| Wolves appear capable of escaping competitive exclusion from tigers only when human persecution decreases tiger numbers. |
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| The Norway maple also suffers less herbivory than the sugar maple, allowing it to gain a competitive advantage against the latter species. |
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| The competitive team consistently wins best and outstanding delegation awards and is considered one of the top teams in the country. |
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| Due to its large and extremely competitive information technology industry, India has become a major hub for outsourcing. |
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| North American species were thus products of a larger and more competitive arena, where evolution would have proceeded more rapidly. |
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| Steller sea lions have exhibited multiple competitive strategies for reproductive success. |
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| Birds were also widely used in studies of the niche hypothesis and Georgii Gause's competitive exclusion principle. |
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| In competitive rowing, a launch is a motorized boat used by the coach during training. |
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| Playing his first competitive match in almost three months, Beckham gave a decent performance in right midfield alongside Pirlo. |
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| One of the earliest pioneers of trampoline as a competitive sport was Jeff Hennessy, a coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. |
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| Trampolines also feature in the competitive sport of Slamball, a variant of basketball, and Bossaball, a variant of volleyball. |
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| The frame of a competitive trampoline is made of steel and can be made to fold up for transportation to competition venues. |
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| Recreational trampolines for home use are less sturdily constructed than competitive ones and their springs are weaker. |
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| Indeed, some campers are helped to be nationally competitive by way of this kind of intensive summer training. |
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| Slight competitive advantage on the part of modern humans has accounted for Neanderthals' decline on a timescale of thousands of years. |
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| The country's largest and most competitive firms are components of the PFTS index, traded on the PFTS Ukraine Stock Exchange. |
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| Free higher education in state and communal educational establishments is provided on a competitive basis. |
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| It was Rome's first permanent venue for competitive athletics, and today occupied by the Piazza Navona. |
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| The relationship between Genoa and Venice was almost continuously competitive and hostile, both economically and militarily. |
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| Another widely enjoyed pastime, and once a competitive sport, is kite flying. |
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| This competitive procedure was designed to draw the best talent into government. |
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| This impressive mechanical strength has made silk fibroin very competitive for applications in biomaterials. |
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