41.   Tom and Linda Engelhaupt speculate that in the lush economy, too many merchants have sprung up to court the consumer, so the competition has intensified.

42.   With loan demand remaining anemic for all Spanish banks, competition has intensified and that has put more pressure on profit margins from banking.

43.   With unusually warm winters in recent years shortening prime the ski season, the competition has only intensified.

44.   Police patrol the taxi stands routinely on Fridays, when the competition intensifies for weekend long-distance travelers between the rival gangs.

45.   But as competition intensified, Cazenove recognized the need to adapt in order to survive.

46.   But in the year ahead, Mr Lo said, competition would intensify with an increased supply from new developments.

47.   COMPETITION has intensified among deposit taking institutions, with banks biting into the share of other market players.

48.   Competition has intensified.

49.   It said competition had intensified because of increased flights by low-cost foreign carriers to local Japanese airports.

50.   Movies remain attractive entertainment for well-off teenagers but second-class theatres will run into more difficulties as competition intensifies.