81.   Among various reasons cited by the PUC staff is a lack of competition in those areas during the ongoing dereg test project.

82.   Ameritech will accept competition in its local market in Illinois.

83.   An increase in the cost of manufactured goods and more competition in the sprinkler market caused the decline, the company said.

84.   Analyst William Laurent recommended investors sell CTC shares due to increased competition in the domestic market.

85.   Analysts said any modifications to the merger are likely to be minor, since Novartis will face strong competition in Europe in most product groups.

86.   Analysts said any modifications to the merger are likely to be relatively minor as Novartis still faces strong competition in Europe.

87.   Analysts said any modifications to the merger are likely to be relatively minor, since Novartis will still face strong competition in Europe in most product groups.

88.   Analysts said Gallaher is trailing its competition in Europe, however.

89.   Analysts said that as more companies have received product approvals from the FDA lately, price competition in the industry has intensified, reducing earnings.

90.   Analysts said the departures were a case of the executives failing to deliver profits growth and responding to new competition in the marketplace.