1.   It will take eight months to complete, and take competitors around the globe.

2.   At the strategy conference next Thursday at its Redmond, Washington headquarters, Microsoft executives are expected to explain how it will take on competitors like Netscape.

3.   He made dash for the lead, taking competitors Jerry Nadeau and Dale Jarrett three-wide down the frontstretch.

4.   Speculation has swirled around Hambrecht since its two leading competitors were taken over last summer.

5.   The company said will hire American marketing and engineering staff to take on competitors.

6.   With its Nexia model, imported from South Korea, Daewoo recorded the fastest growth of any newcomer to the market, a feat that took competitors by surprise.

7.   Yet it took the competitors several years to work out what was happening, and even then their rival products fell flat.

8.   Conditions were dry and sunny for the race that takes competitors through central Paris and finishes near the Arc de Triomphe.

9.   Having already finalised strategic tie-ups with Swissair and Delta Airlines, he believes that they are formidable enough to take the competitors head-on.

10.   So was taking on competitors with aggressive sales that left him short of stock and suppliers, he admitted.