41.   And Boston lobster companies already face stiff competition from larger domestic and Canadian lobster exporters, he said.

42.   And it faces mounting competition in the burgeoning browser arena.

43.   And it faces stronger competition when Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pacific Corp. complete their merger next year.

44.   And its Internet and electronic-commerce products, including its new on-line service, the Microsoft Network, face stiff competition and may not make money for years.

45.   And in the Senate, Kassebaum faces competition from Republican leader Bob Dole of Kansas.

46.   And pornographic sites are facing more competition from the Web as a whole.

47.   And retailers still face biting competition, a glut of stores and tight consumer spending.

48.   And the president faced stiff competition for public attention from the California jury that Tuesday found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his former wife and her friend.

49.   And the team was facing competition, with the arrival of another AHL team, the River Rats, based in a larger arena in nearby Albany.

50.   And the U.S. candidate city could face heavy competition from European capitals like Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin and Moscow.