In 1999 it merged with Promodès, known as Continent, one of its major competitors in the French market.

In that case, the benefits would wane in importance as new competitors entered the banking fray.

The brand is not without competitors.

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.

Many prefer Google's services over its competitors.

Priority of the security right over the rights of competing claimants

. 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

Osamu Suzuki may not be willing to share all of the secrets of his success with his competitors, but they and Japanese diplomats should be studying the Suzuki method.

Criminal groups are also more likely to outsource some components of their activities to other criminal groups or to form strategic alliances with both competitors and collaborators.

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

Sportsmanship (or sometimes sportspersonship) is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elite always reacts to the popular mood and concerns often stealing its opponents ideas.

The genes of war now express themselves on the soccer field competition for land has been replaced by competition for medals and titles.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

He has been compared to Abraham Lincoln in his willingness to include rivals as well as friends on his team.

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.

(Indeed, economists hardly complain when a country s trade liberalization harms competitors.)

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.

There's nothing that distinguishes them structurally from any of their competitors.

By suppressing internal rivals and absorbing their assets, the regime created a dual monopoly.

Smart vendors will learn from Facebook the rest will lose out to competitors.

It also features a number of figure competitors such as Davana Medina, Jenny Lynn, Monica Brant.

Both competitors are distinctly more traditional in formulation than Ruispala, mainly changing the size and shape of the traditional rye bread.

There are various (positive and negative) ways of being different compared to competitors in the same market.

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.

In 481, the Tian chief killed a puppet duke, most of the ruler's family and a number of rival chiefs.

This may ultimately lead to exclusion of existing competitors from competition in the two liquor markets.

is originally a Gujarati phrase that means I have cut the kite which refers to Makar Sankranti (known as Uttarayan in Gujarat) where one of the competitors uses his kite to cut off another competitors kite and yells Kai Po Che!

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.