11.   -- Overcapacity in the fishing industry is widespread, largely because of policies that encourage unrestricted competition on the open seas.

12.   All this activity is part of a broader effort to encourage competition in an industry dominated by local monopolies for a century.

13.   By turning the administration of welfare, Medicaid and ultimately Medicare to states, the nation is allowing for diversity and encouraging competition.

14.   Despite their doubts about the regulator and the incumbents, they seem to be convinced that the government wants to encourage competition.

15.   Encouraging competition among managed care companies for Medicare beneficiaries, they reasoned, would mean more benefits for the elderly and lower costs for the federal government.

16.   For example, employees need a choice of plans to encourage competition in the health-care industry.

17.   He also proposed changes to encourage price competition among health maintenance organizations.

18.   He has ushered in a host of market-opening measures that reduced the power of old monopolies and encouraged competition.

19.   He said he did this to encourage competition between the two animation directors, Bob Balser and Jack Stokes.

20.   In their plan to overhaul Medicare, the Republicans encourage competition among private health plans, both to control costs and give consumers greater options.