1.   But the Xircom Pocket Ethernet regularly outperforms its competitors in tests.

2.   Among small-company stock funds with less than a quarter of their portfolios in technology, it has outperformed its competitors by seven percentage points in returns.

3.   Apartment operators who cater to residents with big dog outperform their competitors.

4.   A talent mindset is the deep-seated belief that having better talent at all levels is how you outperform your competitors.

5.   Geico, based in Washington, D.C., traditionally has outperformed competitors by selling policies over the phone.

6.   He said Virtual PC outperformed its competitor in side-by-side tests.

7.   Maryland stocks rose, as shares of biotechnology company Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. led the pack after a newsletter picked the stock to outperform its competitors.

8.   Place counterintuitive bets to outperform slumping competitors.

9.   While Dear is outperforming his competitors in fund-raising, his campaign faces some disadvantages.