11.   And companies will try to protect their brands from generic competition by developing improved versions.

12.   And it undercuts the competition by a fair chunk.

13.   And they get a jump on the competition by subscribing to the Sunday New York Times, thereby getting its beefy real estate section delivered Saturday morning.

14.   Anthony, an eighth grader with a straight-A average, is sponsored in the competition by the Albany Times Union.

15.   At halftime, he won the slam dunk competition by leaping over a Honda Del Sol and dunking.

16.   Baron likes Libbey because it is shielded from new competition by the high costs of furnaces and glass molds.

17.   Banks are merging everywhere, largely to reduce competition by closing branches in the same neighborhoods.

18.   Before they can enter the lucrative long-distance market, however, the local carriers must first open their fiefdoms to competition by leasing out their lines at reasonable rates.

19.   Both companies stifled competition by using contracts that required a three-year initial term that would be automatically renewed unless a customer notified the companies by certified mail.

20.   Both Pacific Bell and GTE will try to stave off the new competition by offering consumers a variety of service options.