21.   Some lawmakers worry that the market-driven system could hurt U.S. producers in their competition against countries that subsidize farmers.

22.   The Consumers Union urged Tauzin to promote competition against the local phone monopolies rather than grant them greater access.

23.   They also keep alive an alliance that has been valuable to China from the days of its competition against the Soviet Union.

24.   They are wary of entering a modern economic and cultural competition against the whole world.

25.   To justify the merger, German officials insist that Liberty commit itself to offering services that would increase competition against Deutsche Telekom, the telephone company.

26.   While Kansas is a largely Republican state, local officials in both parties said they could not remember so little competition against the Republican incumbents.

27.   Pavel Vizner, a former world junior champion, is making his Davis Cup debut for the Czech Republic in World Group first-round competition against India.

28.   Ballesteros earned a point Friday while teaming with David Gilford in best-ball competition against Brad Faxon and Peter Jacobsen.

29.   But the services push is risky, putting Compaq in head-to-head competition against IBM and other companies that have provided technology services for years.

30.   Captain Lanny Wadkins will name his two at-large choices after the U.S. PGA for the competition against Europe in Rochester, New York, next month.