1.   American competition continues to soar.

2.   And this happened despite the fact that the competition continued to get tougher.

3.   And the southeastern competition continues to rise, Anderson said.

4.   And so the competition continues.

5.   As competition continues to intensify, the race is on to produce distinctive drinks.

6.   A Defense Department spokesman quoted by Reuters said mergers like the one between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas made sense as long as competition continues.

7.   But the competition continued.

8.   But updated models have been tested in the last few years, and the military competition is apparently continuing.

9.   Companies are spending less on telecommunications services, while heavy competition continues to push the price of services down.

10.   Competition continues to keep premiums rates low, particularly in the U.K., and profit increases are largely coming from growing life insurance units.