61.   Also cutting into revenue was competition from restaurants such as Boston Market and Koo Koo Roo, Marshall said.

62.   Also hurting third-quarter earnings are slower sales of large outdoor play equipment from Little Tikes, which is battling competition from Fisher Price and other toy companies.

63.   Also, Eagle and American are already being hurt at their Chicago hub because of competition from regional carriers affiliated with Delta and Continental airlines, Garton said.

64.   Also, increased competition from Russian and French suppliers means it expects slimmer profit margins on Patriot than it once expected, Burnham said.

65.   Also, the industry is facing increased competition from cable providers that are starting to offer more channels through digital programming.

66.   Also troubling to America Online is competition from easy-to-use Internet software and services that could lead to higher customer acquisition costs.

67.   America Online has seen this growth slow recently as the company experienced more competition from the Internet and rivals such as Microsoft Corp.

68.   Although Avis stood up to competition from Hertz and other car-rental companies, its ESOP came under financial stress.

69.   American rappers are getting competition from such European counterparts as Lucas, who hails from Denmark, and French rapper MC Solaar.

70.   Although Sony faces intense competition from Microsoft and Nintendo in the consumer video game market, it is not expected to extend the price cut to the United States.