1.   After encountering competition, AMC decided to dedicate the top floor of its new theater to arthouse films, a market sector that has also had a slow summer.

2.   GE Power is encountering competition worldwide from Westinghouse Electric Corp. and other companies moving into emerging markets in China, India and elsewhere.

3.   He said the EBU has encountered competition previously.

4.   Motorola has encountered unforeseen competition for its Power PC from IBM, which began selling chips after the alliance was formed.

5.   Not all companies face the pressures that high-tech companies do, but most are nevertheless encountering growing competition, he said.

6.   One of the companies licensed to provide PCS for Los Angeles, Cox California PCS Inc., has encountered some competition for antenna locations.

7.   Recently, they have encountered competition from two new providers, which started last year.

8.   So in natural gas, the winning American group will encounter no competition from Petroleos Mexicanos SA, the state petroleum monopoly.

9.   Those routes are where US Airways, which concentrates on the East Coast market, has encountered direct competition from Southwest and Delta Express.

10.   It also is encountering heightened competition as it crosses over from traditional photography to storing images on computer disks or portable memory devices.