21.   It is, participants say, an expression, celebration and product of the intense competition within Microsoft.

22.   Parcells expects the competition within the AFC East to be sizzling, and he expects his team to be in the middle of it.

23.   Recognizing the intense competition within the Funny Car ranks last year, Force fielded two cars this year as a way of assuring his team another championship.

24.   Rather, American Airlines will press antitrust authorities to allow more competition within code-sharing agreements, he said.

25.   Rumors of merger deals are fueled by the fact that both computer makers and Internet service providers such as MindSpring are facing stiff competition within their respective industries.

26.   Several states, including Massachusetts and California, will begin to open their electricity markets to competition within about a year.

27.   Sociologists have documented many methods--for example, fomenting competition within a group, even moral suasion.

28.   The back-to-back events underscore the competition within the telecommunications industry as companies scramble to offer customers integrated services including voice, data and video.

29.   The competition within the street is going to diminish a lot over time.

30.   The degree to which the potential of wireless financial services has touched off competition within the industry cannot be overstated.