21.   As well, food and drink companies face increasing competition to spend more to market brands and push into emerging markets.

22.   At the same time, Monster.com faces increasing competition from newspapers, niche job sites, and companies offering recruitment management tools.

23.   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.

24.   Because of increasing competition, equipment companies now agree to build the equipment and help pay for network buildout, too.

25.   Because of the increasing competition in the buyout arena in the last few years, future returns could be hurt.

26.   A group of small discount securities brokers said they are forming a trade association, reflecting the increasing competition between cut-rate investment firms and their full-service rivals.

27.   Across the New York metropolitan region, developers of market-rate housing for the elderly, faced with increasing competition, are offering incentives and financing options.

28.   Also, increasing competition in the U.S. and sluggish economies overseas should restrain rising costs.

29.   Bringing technology into the trading pits is a way to cut costs and boost trading activity at the exchange, which is faced with increasing competition from electronic exchanges.

30.   BT has suffered increasing competition from cable companies that are providing rival phone services.