1.   The easing of restrictions which hindered competition between firms dealing in securities on the Stock Exchange.

2.   A federal judge late Monday sided with the Federal Trade Commission that combining the two biggest office-supply retailers would hinder competition.

3.   A federal judge late yesterday sided with the Federal Trade Commission that combining the two biggest office-supply retailers would hinder competition.

4.   A government committee reviewing the deal said it needed more time to evaluate whether the merger would hinder competition.

5.   But consumer advocates say the trend hinders the competition that would result in more innovation and the development of better technology.

6.   But he said this had been an effort at technological cooperation and not an attempt to hinder competition or divide markets.

7.   Del Solar said Peruvian airlines also face higher costs, such as higher taxes and insurance, which would further hinder fair competition, del Solar said.

8.   In August, Mexican regulators said they found indications of possible anticompetitive practices by Coca-Cola, including exclusivity deals with retailers that allegedly hinder competition.

9.   Television networks, whose exclusive contracts with top fighters hinder competition, must loosen their reins.

10.   That failure made it unnecessary for officials to investigate whether the deal would actually raise advertising rates or otherwise hinder competition, he said.