This led to intensified competition between the European powers for influence in Jerusalem.

The first shock was intensified globalization, which brought a lot of new low wage competition.

In the Scandinavian countries, as in the US, foreign competition intensified sharply during the past decade.

At least 38 US states now host FDI projects from China, and competition for Chinese investment has intensified as states budgets have contracted.

As competition intensified and production started moving to the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, Sweden s policy answer was to upgrade the skills of the work force.

Such efforts should be intensified.

The search activities must be intensified.

But now that competition has intensified, as it encompasses virtually all of Asia, where growing populations and rapid economic development over the last three decades have generated an insatiable appetite for severely limited supplies of key commodities.

Israel has intensified its siege on Gaza.

The crisis has also intensified political problems.

The impending global slowdown has intensified protectionist pressures.

Calls for a more diversified investment strategy intensified.

Those discussions have intensified over the past year.

But the positive momentum for reconciliation must be intensified.

The regime has intensified its war on Oromo artists.

In the 19th century, research into Finnish folklore intensified.

Rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants had intensified.

It has also intensified its activities in arresting perpetrators.

Overall performance has improved , and work on standards has intensified .

Cooperation in economic and social fields has intensified as well.

Secondly, debt cancellation and reduction should be extended and intensified.

This was a time when the Philippine China maritime standoff intensified.

However, the MDGs can be achieved, provided efforts are intensified considerably.

Intraregional trade has increased and financial and monetary cooperation has intensified.

Israeli military incursions and house demolitions intensified during the reporting period.

The trove of natural resources in conflict areas has intensified problems.

Similarly, capitalism depends on competition, but competition can be brutal and destructive.

This proactive approach would need to be supported by intensified monitoring, however.

We therefore urge that measures be intensified to halt such undesirable effects.

Contacts and coordination between the parties at all levels should be intensified.

The Competition Factor

(e) Logo competition.

Competition related issues

Competition related issues

Despite this, clashes intensified until civil war broke out in early May 1994.

This was intensified even further by limited intraregional trade and small domestic markets.

Most representatives underscored the importance of intensified efforts in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

Most representatives underscored the importance of intensified efforts in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

Since the Working Group's twenty second session, these activities have continued and intensified.

As with competition in private markets, competition in government services leads to better outcomes.

Box 2. OECD guidelines for apportioning competition enhancing tasks between competition agencies and regulators

They have also qualified four athletes in the individual dressage competition, five athletes in the individual eventing competition, and four athletes in the individual jumping competition.

Competition authorities, on the other hand, tend to believe that the more competition, the better.

And of course, Eid's spirit is always intensified by traditional, homemade ma'moul (date cookies)

Restrictions on the Turkish language began in 1972 and intensified under Saddam Hussein's regime.