11.   Of the five, U.S. officials said Singapore is the most interested in -- and its airlines are most ready to compete under -- an open skies agreement.

12.   Since foreigners will compete under the same ownership rules, however, American companies will be able to build a larger presence and compete for dominance.

13.   The decision could be important not only to college athletics but also to Texas high schools, which compete under the same type of rule.

14.   The Infrastructure team is matched in games against a sharp-elbowed bunch of cheaters competing under the name Crash.

15.   Under deregulation, retail electric companies can compete for customers much as long-distance providers compete under telephone deregulation.

16.   Under deregulation, electric companies can compete for customers much as telephone companies compete under telephone deregulation.

17.   After two days of rain, Olympic contenders competed under cloudy but dry skies at the UPS Whitewater World Cup I on the Ocoee River in southeast Tennessee.

18.   But it would have to compete under the same financial constraints as private plans.

19.   Defying threats and government and public opposition, the Belgian team went to Moscow and competed under the Olympic flag.

20.   For the first time, the South African team will compete under that new flag, awash in green, gold, red, black and yellow.