1.   And critics cry that the bands are too competitive and emphasize individual success at the expense of building a scene.

2.   And they have not played one-on-one against each other since middle school because the games have become too competitive.

3.   Auto industry officials have dismissed suggestions of collusion in the past, saying that the auto market is too competitive.

4.   Being a crazy, mixed-up teen-ager, I got this bizarre idea that it would be too competitive at Harvard, that everyone would be so brilliant.

5.   But some parents have criticized the program as being too competitive and top-heavy with Asian-Americans.

6.   But these days, the cable business is too competitive and too risky for small players.

7.   Don Logan, the chief executive of Time Inc., said the market had simply become too competitive for the survival of a general-interest magazine.

8.   He blames many of his past problems on being too competitive and too emotional.

9.   He is reminded of the opinion that he is too competitive to stop playing, that he will play far beyond his prime and tamper with his legend.

10.   It was too competitive a market, we thought.