41.   As originally designed, the merger might well have reduced competition among companies that provide high-speed access to the Internet.

42.   As cashmere has moved from being an exclusive luxury to a commodity that can be had at prices that are wildly divergent, competition among suppliers has become sharper.

43.   As the number of art shows grows, so does the competition among them.

44.   As competition among U.S. banks heats up to attract customers for banking and wire transfer services, Mexican immigrant customers like Varea are being courted as never before.

45.   As demand increases in rich northern countries for pristine flowers at lower prices, so too does competition among poor southern states to supply them.

46.   As in many other states that now have casinos, the spending in Illinois has been spurred by competition among gambling concerns whose interests conflict.

47.   As more policies are written, increasing competition among insurers has resulted in lower prices.

48.   At the same time, competition among restaurants to find and keep good cooks is intensifying.

49.   At the time, competition among actresses to win the minds and hearts of colonels was a ferocious game.

50.   At the same time, Berwick and others worry that galloping competition among hospitals and health care systems will get in the way of such regional efforts.