11.   At the same time, though, Case said stiffer competition will force down fees as new players such as banks and Internet underwriters enter the IPO arena.

12.   Australia-based Gwalia Consolidated Ltd. warned late Wednesday that increased competition will likely force it to halt production.

13.   Australia-based Gwalia Consolidated Ltd. said late Wednesday that increased competition was forcing it out of the lithium market.

14.   Banks and insurers also benefited from the speculation as some investors wagered that increasing global competition will force more companies to grow through mergers or acquisitions.

15.   A. Yes, but the hope is that competition will force prices down.

16.   Across the nation, competition is forcing firms to hold down prices.

17.   But competition has forced many companies to distinguish themselves through service.

18.   But executives say of stock companies say that even so, they are forced by competition to keep prices in line with other companies.

19.   But fiercer competition forced down margins on some of those projects, the company said.

20.   But many bankers say that competition is forcing them to measures that make them queasy.