31.   In addition, increasing competition will force banks to try to attract more customers by reducing their charges.

32.   In time, competition forced Clayton to add large animals to his layouts, but only as decorations, never as part of an obstacle course.

33.   Increased global competition has forced companies to slash labor costs, either by replacing men with machines, or by inventing cleverer production processes.

34.   Increasingly torrid competition has forced rapid consolidation in the Canadian retail sector.

35.   In time, telephone executives say, competition will force down all local telephone prices.

36.   Indeed, competition is already forcing changes.

37.   Intense competition may force firms to pass savings achieved through productivity gains on to consumers in lower prices.

38.   Increased competition has forced others to reduce prices, hurting profits.

39.   Indeed, Gap said its earnings were hurt largely because intense competition forced the chain to lower its markups on merchandise, which ate into profit margins.

40.   It is not clear how fast competition will force insurers nationwide to adjust liability rates by model.