101.   Analysts say competition in the soft-drink business may intensify, and they provide more details about the possible valuation of the new company.

102.   And it faces mounting competition in the burgeoning browser arena.

103.   And it puts a strong federal hand behind measures to promote competition in the health business.

104.   And as personal computers become a commodity business, competition in the services sector is heating up as more hardware vendors try to move up the food chain.

105.   And many of those wins came against low-level competition in non-conference play.

106.   And Palm will need to be nimble as competition in the handheld-device market heats up.

107.   And its net loss widened in the fourth quarter amid fierce competition in Atlantic City, where the company operates three casinos.

108.   And state regulators are vying for a say in drafting the list, pushing for more flexibility in determining competition in their own markets.

109.   And Khin is easily lured across the border to nail competitions in the United States, some of which are held thousands of miles away from her home.

110.   And that was three years ago at a competition in France.