11.   Company officials do, however, pledge to make Pemex leaner and more competitive by seeking more foreign investors and selling non-core pieces of the organization.

12.   It has already provided new ammunition to some of the regional Bell companies who want to enter the long-distance market, a market made less competitive by the merger.

13.   John Zeglis is generally considered bright, articulate and competitive by people in the telecommunications industry.

14.   Marvell is betting that its acquisition of Galileo will make it more competitive by allowing it to offer a full suite of products.

15.   Prever says she is so competitive by nature that she has a difficult time relaxing.

16.   Savage expects the wave of mergers among investment banks and asset management firms to continue as the larger firms strive to become more competitive by absorbing the smaller players.

17.   Republicans maintain that the race has been kept competitive by heavy television and radio advertising against Heineman by the AFL-CIO.

18.   Small schools have tried to stay competitive by emphasizing special programs or qualities.

19.   Some are trying to remain competitive by retraining.

20.   Sir Richard said he believed the combined companies could be more competitive by cutting duplicated costs for administration, sales and research and development.