1.   He had five times as many votes as his nearest competitor.

2.   The nearest competitor to the time wine.

3.   LVMH is the largest champagne company in the world with consumption of Mot et Chandon being more than double that of its nearest competitor.

4.   But Bane said that many phone companies could achieve their goal of offering customers a package of services without buying up or merging with the nearest competitor.

5.   But Callaway still will have greater sales than its four nearest competitors combined.

6.   But the latest disaster struck too far from land for anyone but the nearest competitor, Soldini, to help.

7.   Digital Equipment Corp. will announce a new computer workstation Friday that is twice as powerful as its nearest competitors, according to company executives and analysts.

8.   Even in its own annual report, Coca-Cola estimates its Italian market share at nearly four times that of its nearest competitor.

9.   He holds the world record in the event and is two-and-a-half seconds faster than his nearest competitor.

10.   It has been far more successful in promoting that image than has Hewlett-Packard, its nearest competitor.