31.   Werder of Bank Vontobel said one possible area for acquisitions would be on the medical side of the nutrition business, to meet the competition from giants like Abbott.

32.   An accelerated timetable was vital if the group is to meet future competition from other regional trade blocks, he said.

33.   But Japanese apple growers cut their prices to meet the competition, while U.S. prices went up due to low production.

34.   Egypt Air plans to expand its fleet to meet competition from regional and international carriers, he said.

35.   Ford will meet heavy competition in the Egyptian market from American, Japanese and European cars.

36.   He added that a new terminal was needed to help Heathrow meet competition from Frankfurt and other European airports.

37.   In an independence day message, Mahathir said rapidly developing Malaysia must acquire new technology to meet world competition.

38.   Its agenda includes a commitment to providing concessions to domestic industry to help strengthen it to meet international competition.

39.   Shifting from state-control to industrial logic is aimed at enabling Arianespace to meet growing competition from the United States, Russia and China.

40.   The Hong Kong Futures Exchange was granted permission Monday to extend its trading hours to meet competition from the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, or SIMEX.