11.   A disagreement in the industry over competing plans for DVD players is thought to have slowed consumer acceptance of the format.

12.   Acma and Northern Telecom beat out a competing plan proposed by Diamond Multimedia Inc. of San Jose, California.

13.   But very public controversies have surrounded the competing plans of a handful of companies and agencies for some of the prime facilities within the base.

14.   Clinton and Dole were expected to use their appearances Monday to lay out competing plans for breaking a two-month-old impasse over welfare.

15.   Competing plans are expected to be offered in both bodies.

16.   Competing private plans could be the stimulus, he said, to improving care and driving spending lower.

17.   Employers need to look hard at the cost structures of competing plans and pick the ones that provide the most bang for the buck.

18.   Gore tried to dramatize the impact of the competing plans for younger workers.

19.   However, Roski and Anschutz still are negotiating with the nearby city of Inglewood on a competing plan to build a sports arena next to Hollywood Park racetrack.

20.   It also would include parts of a GOP-approved health plan for federal workers by letting subscribers choose among competing medical plans.