101.   Analysts said Rite Aid was seeking to exit Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where it faced competition from other large chains and did not have a big presence.

102.   Analysts say that much of the decline is the result of competition from inexpensive Asian imports.

103.   And he got help for this most recent competition from Sherrie Bolin, an executive secretary at Lockheed.

104.   And a cross-dressing columnist from the gay magazine Out managed to ask John a question, despite the competition from a tent full of reporters.

105.   Analysts also warned that Sprint would soon face competition from other phone companies building similar networks.

106.   And Boston lobster companies already face stiff competition from larger domestic and Canadian lobster exporters, he said.

107.   And competition from lower-priced imports is expected to keep U.S. producers from raising prices on their rival products.

108.   Analysts said Syquest was caught between falling prices for its products, intensive competition from rival Iomega, and softness in the personal computer market earlier this year.

109.   Analysts said the company had been hurt partly by increasing competition from lower-priced personal computers and limited demand for its supercomputers.

110.   And he said there was room for this show late at night, given the competition from scores of cable networks, many showing more explicit programs.