11.   Analysts said the appointment has been in the works for months and comes as BEA faces increasing competition from rivals IBM, Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corp.

12.   And because the new systems will increase competition in ordinary mobile phone service, analysts predict that prices and profitability in voice service will decline sharply.

13.   And energy deregulation was intended to increase competition among utilities and generators, not open up a national casino that treats kilowatts like pork bellies.

14.   As a result, capital is flooding into the market, increasing competition and pushing up prices and cutting returns.

15.   As a result, capital is flooding into the market, increasing competition, pushing up prices and cutting returns.

16.   Aside from the personal pain involved, the fight came as Cantor Fitzgerald faced increasing competition in the institutional trading arena.

17.   At the same time, more companies are entering the market for high-performance drives, increasing competition.

18.   At the same time, more companies are entering the market for sophisticated drives, increasing competition and forcing Seagate and others to spend more on new technology.

19.   At the same time, Dauffenbach said, globalization -- aided mightily by the Internet -- has expanded markets and increased competition among suppliers.

20.   Banks also are increasing competition for deposits by improving service.