91.   He ruled two months after concluding that Microsoft violated antitrust laws by using illegal methods to protect its monopoly in computer operating systems, stifling competition.

92.   Jackson last June ordered Microsoft broken into two competing companies after finding the company acted illegally to stifle competition.

93.   Levin said the high prices in Japan are due largely to over-regulation, which stifles competition and pushes up costs.

94.   Merger talks have been stalled by concerns that it would stifle competition in the music industry.

95.   Microsoft Corp. appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that the software giant is an illegal monopoly that has harmed consumers and stifled competition.

96.   Other businesses look forward to the lifting of state rules that stifle competition, though they fear the loss of preferential treatment.

97.   Rival Internet service providers have protested the deal, saying it would stifle competition and wipe out smaller providers.

98.   Some of the state enterprises have been criticized for poor performance, stifling competition, artificially high prices for their services and interference from various interest groups.

99.   Such demands for control prompted the Justice Department to investigate whether MusicNet and pressplay will stifle competition among smaller companies.

100.   That proves the ban would not stifle competition, backers said.