1.   Another concern, particularly for authors, is the heightened competition for spots on the best-seller list.

2.   BankAmerica also is faced with heightened competition from cross-town rival Wells Fargo, which just added hundreds of branches by acquiring First Interstate.

3.   Because of both weak demand and heightened competition, retailers have so far resisted increasing prices.

4.   According to experts, a blend of technology, heightened competition, and soaring stock prices has changed the way business is done.

5.   Bromberg added that the SEC is committed to narrowing trading spreads through heightened competition.

6.   But analysts contend the bankruptcies speak more to heightened competition than to overall weakness in the industry.

7.   But that was before the Internet economy and its lucrative initial public offerings changed everything, inspiring heightened competition among the players in a once buttoned-down industry.

8.   Corporate confidence about export growth remains positive, even if French companies expect a tough six months ahead in the face of heightened international competition.

9.   Despite cutbacks by public agencies and heightened competition from social and humanitarian causes, the financial situation remains basically healthy for opera.

10.   Falling airfares amid heightened competition have already hurt profits at European rivals such as Deutsche Lufthansa AG or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.