1.   In a word, the competition became too intense and, in the reeking runnels and smelly alleyways of Paris, I began to starve.

2.   And as more roads were built, competition sometimes became ruinous.

3.   And even though computer sales have been fairly strong, competition has become so tough that stores have slashed their prices and their margins.

4.   As one would expect, King dominated at that level but can he do the same thing when the competition becomes much stiffer?

5.   As expansion brought more and more teams into the majors, the competition for talent became more intense.

6.   At the low end of the cost spectrum, competition has become strong.

7.   At the same time, price competition has become steadily more ferocious.

8.   Before the rest of Europe was allowed to join in, the competition had become one-sided and was generating little interest.

9.   Business plan competitions have become the rage on college campuses as engineering and business school students vie for venture capital, corporate recognition and academic degrees.

10.   But all those acquisitions also saddled the company with tremendous debt as price competition became increasingly intense.