1.   But our last memory was of a nightingale pair, singing in competition in territories perhaps too close for comfort.

2.   Competition in municipal finance has increased in the past few years as the amount of new securities sold fell.

3.   Competition in the drugs industry is fiercer, and governments are trying to curb health-care costs.

4.   For some who can work, corporate downsizing and increased competition in the job Market have led to self-employment.

5.   Global competition in the automobile industry has been driving out many of the smaller firms.

6.   Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs.

7.   In low slack systems, vigorous competition in the environment prevents managers from easily tailoring their activities to achieve personal ends.

8.   Intense competition in the Market has kept premiums low.