21.   Any such merger is being largely driven by competitive pressures.

22.   As global competitive pressures have increased, U.S. manufacturers have shifted operations out of the United States to other countries where wages are lower.

23.   As the Creels and other researchers have found, the key to understanding the African wild dog is relentless competitive pressure from other like-menued carnivores.

24.   Automated underwriting is putting competitive pressure on all lenders, regardless of the technology they employ, to offer borrowers lower rates.

25.   Based on competitive pressure caused by that move, other cable television systems are almost sure to follow.

26.   Because of competitive pressures, they say, prices for coverage are very similar.

27.   Both nonprofit health insurance companies have been working to find ways to stem operating losses resulting from competitive pressure by managed health-care groups.

28.   According to John Clarke, telecommunications analyst at Daiwa Europe Ltd., competitive pressure in the U.K. is increasing as more network operators enter the market.

29.   After a few months in business, the airline faced competitive pressures that forced many employees to forgo paychecks for several months.