Russia became a power capable of competing with its European neighbors in the military, political, and diplomatic spheres.

Competing with the increasingly competent robotic labor force will require people to enhance their technology quotient.

. So they've got a little bit of a sibling rivalry thing going on here.

The anemic labor standards enshrined in this agreement encourage firms to compete by taking the low road, a route that puts them on a collision course with China s rock bottom wages.

Free from their loyalties to the pharaoh, local rulers began competing with each other for territorial control and political power.

For some people, synthetic drugs have become a way to deal with today s fast and competitive times.

Imported apples from New Zealand and other more temperate areas are competing with U.S. production and increasing each year.

Increased competition in fund raising

With increasing competition for FDIs, it is important to develop an attractive package to match the needs of investors.

The genes of war now express themselves on the soccer field competition for land has been replaced by competition for medals and titles.

Before joining beFour he was a competitive athlete.

Competitiveness is determined by both real and monetary factors.

Women were also free to contest general seats.

The feuds gradually occurred in the city between the clan and the Khalidis that led the Qaisis, however these conflicts dealt with city positions and not Qaisi Yamani rivalry.

Competition in that arena had adhered to generally accepted international electoral standards.

With the competition of these services, it will be necessary to approve and develop policies that eliminate the inequalities of gender in the treatment of these cases.

United Nations capacity should not be developed in competition with the admirable efforts now being made by many regional organizations but in cooperation with them.

The rivalry between him and almost everyone in the industry was bitter.

More recently, the EU has also had to face the reality of competing with Russia in what President Dmitri Medvedev calls Russia s sphere of privileged interests.

A conflict between the sexes of a species is seen in some species of ants with these reproducers apparently competing to produce offspring that are as closely related to them as possible.

The 52 teams were divided into 13 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams.

The 48 teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini tournament, hosted by one of the group's teams.

Enrollment is conducted based on an open competition, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the secondary school.

When a company has a controlling shareholder, however, control contests are not possible, and the arrangements governing such contests are thus irrelevant.

He ruled from Emain Macha (now Navan Fort near Armagh), and had a fierce rivalry with queen Medb and king Ailill of Connacht and their ally, Fergus mac Róich, former king of Ulster.

And China is keen to draw South Korea closer in the game of regional rivalries.

This rivalry escalates until the two warriors are convinced that the other has been corrupted by the Outworld.

Our countries must be able to compete even in the absence of a level playing field.

Over the past year the companies grew apart from allies to fierce competitors climaxing with Google's release of Nexus One, the smart phone that is touted as the only real threat to Apple's iPhone.

In a globalizing world, competition for foreign direct investment focuses on the establishment of a good business environment and investment incentives, consistent with national development objectives.

This competition can create an incentive for improving the quality of the services provided and gives more flexibility to both donors and programme countries to choose among different operational agents.

Traditionally, contract manufacturers in China are scattered and fiercely competitive.

Farid and Salahuddin also raise money to hold regular races in order to encourage the athletes to compete.

Assist small island developing States in enhancing their competitiveness in international markets.

It also allows less competition between countries over financial resources.

These countries did not want to be recipients of capital inflows, because they realized that this would wreak havoc with their need to maintain competitive currencies.

MADRID The Cold War is long over, but superpower rivalry is back.

Competition in fund raising is obviously accentuated by the dependence on supplementary funding.

As a result of the suspension, competition for staff among departments had been intense and staff turnover had been high.

For most of the twentieth century, programmers were patently unsuccessful in designing chess computers that could compete with the best humans.

A poor country can easily compete with Sweden in a wide range of manufactures but it takes many decades, if not centuries, to catch up with Sweden s institutions.

Excessive competition, however, clearly restricts the space for a strategic approach, even where contributions are generally aligned to overall priorities such as the Millennium Development Goals.

It was noted that the aim of the provisions was that competition would be unrestricted, so the provisions governing tender proceedings would be followed, save that the bids submitted, and their evaluation, would be initial .

To increase its current negligible share of the international procurement business, it has moved to compete more for contracts, sometimes with its sister agencies, members of IAPWG.

Ending the exception française in NATO has removed the suspicion that French support for developing European defense was really aimed at competing with the alliance or weakening it.