21.   Another move by the German company to be competitive in the US market.

22.   At best the political maneuvering over currency integration will serve as a distraction, delaying the wrenching changes needed to make Europe more competitive in the global economy.

23.   At this exchange rate, South Korea is becoming much more competitive in foreign markets, setting off an export surge that is rapidly cutting the current account deficit.

24.   Azcuenaga said more study was needed to determine whether Douglas Aircraft could have remained competitive in the airline industry.

25.   BankBoston executives said they agreed to form HomeSide because it took a large scale and substantial commitments of capital to remain competitive in the mortgage lending business.

26.   Because Asian currencies have been devalued so sharply, products from countries like South Korea are far more competitive in world markets.

27.   Bay State chairman and chief executive Roger A. Young said the merger will make the company more competitive in a deregulated market.

28.   Bill Bradley was never competitive in the South in the Democratic race against a native son, Vice President Al Gore.

29.   Both are light and compact, widely popular, competitive in price but mutually incompatible.

30.   Both are building new factories in fast-growing markets like China and Poland, while simply renovating factories at home to stay competitive in the stagnant U.S. market.