11.   He may still face rivals for his job and most expect him to set aside tough foreign policy issues until his power is secure.

12.   Here GeoTel faces more rivals, including IBM Corp. and a host of much smaller companies.

13.   He will face nine rivals in his first race since he edged Cigar by a head in the Jockey Club Gold Cup four months ago.

14.   Hicks, weakened by a bitter Democratic primary in which she faced five rivals, lost the general election to Moakley.

15.   In fact, no one knows whether the incumbent, who faces six rivals, will even survive the first round.

16.   Nynex and other local phone companies are looking abroad for future growth as they face American rivals in their once regulated, monopoly local markets.

17.   Still, Eagle Managed Care still faces tough rivals in the big drug makers.

18.   Still, he faces no rivals, according to the poll.

19.   Telekom faces rivals such as the budding telecommunications units of RWE AG, Thyssen AG, Veba AG and their foreign partners.

20.   Telekom faces rivals such as the budding telecoms units of RWE AG, Thyssen AG, Veba AG and their foreign partners.