91.   An exception is Kodak, which faces stiff competition from Fuji Photo Film.

92.   An increase in yields on debt means that stocks face greater competition from the new certificates for investor funds.

93.   Analysts and investors offered different reasons for the decline, ranging from a weaker-than-expected dividend to the prospect of rising competition from Russia.

94.   Analysts attribute this to investor concerns about competition from Internet retailers.

95.   Analysts said the appointment has been in the works for months and comes as BEA faces increasing competition from rivals IBM, Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corp.

96.   An attempt at selling new Mercedeses last year failed because the competition from the older, cheaper, stolen variety was too stiff.

97.   An earlier version of the bill said must first face competition from companies that own their own networks and offer both business and residential service.

98.   Analysts in Europe cited stronger competition from the likes of Oracle Corp. in the U.S. and Baan Company NV of the Netherlands.

99.   Anchor Glass said in court documents it was forced to file for bankruptcy protection as increased competition from aluminum and paper products led to losses in recent years.

100.   Analysts said Lefkowitz seems to have hit on a good idea, but he faces competition from those same companies once their Internet services start proliferating.