11.   Intel in the past has beaten its competitors in developing more powerful, more complex processors, which are the tiny silicon brains of computers.

12.   Its flagship long-distance division is beating competitors handily.

13.   It was introduced in January by Schering-Plough, of Kenilworth, N.J., which beat its competitors to market.

14.   La Mega, the station that carries the show, was ranked seventh in New York last month, beating most competitors in any language.

15.   Reston thought of himself primarily as a reporter, and he often beat his competitors to be the first to write about major news events.

16.   Still, the breakthrough means that IBM has beaten its competitors to a goal that has been something of a Holy Grail for semiconductor makers.

17.   The group for this leg of the monthlong tournament included Brazil, Germany, Japan and the U.S., which beat all competitors.

18.   The speedy production schedule is necessary if Iridium has any hope of beating its competitors to the market.

19.   To beat back competitors, venture capitalists use money as a club to scare other venture capitalists from investing in rivals.

20.   You have to beat your competitors to the punch.