21.   The acquisition is one in a series of steps being taken by Burnett to bolster its operations in the face of intensifying competition from large publicly held agency companies.

22.   The auction is expected to attract companies from the U.K. and abroad and will intensify competition in the relatively mature U.K. mobile phone market.

23.   The consolidation has intensified competition between BTR and its competitors, including General Electric Co., Asea Brown Boveri AG and Emerson Electric Co.

24.   The draft applies only to players from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, intensifying the competition for talent from other countries.

25.   The figure likely will force the two leading plane-makers to intensify competition for orders.

26.   The globalization of commerce has intensified competition in many industries.

27.   The hiring of Deutsch, which is known for irreverent campaigns for consumer products like Tanqueray gin and Mistic beverages, comes as CNN faces intensifying competition.

28.   The merger will intensify competition between Daimler-Benz and Siemens, which have previously cooperated in making high-speed trains, the commission said.

29.   The ministry is concerned that such deregulation will intensify competition among brokerages and eventually force weak and small securities companies out of business.

30.   The new models are seen intensifying competition and driving down margins.