21.   Competition was getting tougher.

22.   Considering Cuba still features such veterans as Lily Aguirre and Ana Valle, the competition may be getting tougher, but Cuba still could be the toughest.

23.   Few companies are working in the same model as Powered, but its competition is getting stiffer.

24.   Finally, after weeks of waiting, the U.S. swimming team gets its chance to positively glow when competition gets under way at the International Aquatic Centre.

25.   For the local dealer who has grown up selling computers to businesses and helping set them up, the competition is getting much tougher.

26.   I do know the competition has gotten much better in tennis and basketball.

27.   If your workload has increased because your company has downsized, it could be because competition has gotten tougher in your industry.

28.   Meanwhile, competition has gotten tougher.

29.   One place where the competition is getting stiff is the right guard spot, where third-year man Heath Irwin is pushing Todd Rucci.

30.   Still, domestic competition is getting tougher.