1.   Analysts said the unionized less-than-truckload companies such as Yellow Freight face competition on two sides.

2.   For Bezeq, the transaction comes as the company faces competition in providing long-distance service for the first time.

3.   Fulcrum faces competition from traditional rivals Excalibur Technologies Corp. and Verity Inc., and new entrants such as International Business Machines Corp., Documentum Inc. and Edify Corp.

4.   In addition, the retailers face increasing competition, both foreign and domestic.

5.   Nonetheless, the decision will extend the time before some drugmakers face competition from generic drugs.

6.   Other key products include Tegretol, an epilepsy treatment, and Voltaren, a painkiller and inflammation treatment which lost patent protection last year and faces generic competition.

7.   The action comes as Intel faces increased competition from AMD and Cyrix.

8.   The airline faces fierce competition on some of its announced routes, said Klein, who noted that fares were trending down while the cost of fuel was escalating.

9.   The changes come as the New York State Lottery faces increased competition from a growing number of casinos and the multistate Powerball lottery that provides bigger payoffs.

10.   The changes come as Delta faces heated competition from low-cost airlines, an economic downturn and the nagging service issues that afflict the industry.