21.   Florida State lost to Miami during the regular season, but the computer polls do not use head-to-head competition as a factor.

22.   For the most part, executives for bricks-and-mortar Web sites see competition as increasingly among themselves.

23.   Following the team competition, she will take part in the singles competition as one of only two Trojans to make the cut.

24.   Futch considers bull riders who wear his helmets in competition as sales representatives.

25.   Gov. George Pataki has endorsed that argument, but he has also promoted competition as a way to obtain deep cuts in residential rates.

26.   Harrington is trying to make the best of his situation by playing against as much NBA competition as possible.

27.   He linked calypso to Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz, and his tunes were regularly arranged for steel bands, winning competitions as instrumentals.

28.   If anything, he suggested, an increase in global competition as an outgrowth of Asian countries trying to right their economies could provide a benefit.

29.   If not, ending the competition as first runner-up will still be a step up from last year.

30.   In a few years, as the seven original Baby Bells dwindled to four, consolidation seemed to replace competition as the industry watchword.