41.   Corporate executives, for their part, say the exchanges will increase competition by giving companies access to the most updated, accurate information about prices.

42.   Democrats in Congress say they are open to modest changes in the management of Medicare, to increase competition among suppliers of goods and services.

43.   European Union leaders ended a two-day meeting Saturday in Barcelona with an agreement to increase competition in energy markets and press ahead with economic reforms.

44.   FCC officials said the commission could be expected to grant approval if the two companies showed that their merger increased competition.

45.   Federal legislation is currently being debated in Washington that would increase competition among cable-TV, local phone and long-distance phone companies.

46.   For example, differences still remain between Republicans over a bill designed to increase competition in the financial services industry.

47.   GTE also is concerned about a measure currently in Congress that could increase competition in the U.S. local phone market, further increasing pressure on the company.

48.   He added that the reform of banking regulations earlier this month is likely to increase competition.

49.   He is also selling state businesses and trying to increase competition.

50.   If done, it would increase competition in pricing stocks and could make it less expensive to list shares in major markets.