51.   The competition has forced colleges to rev up recruiting drives for transfers, similar to those used to attract freshmen.

52.   The company said increasing competition forced it to cut rates and hurt mobile phone sales.

53.   The increased competition could force Ciena to lower its prices, analysts said.

54.   The new competition will also force the other banks to cut costs and improve efficiency, analysts said.

55.   Then, even as competition forced profit margins down, small- and medium-size trucking companies would be forced to buy more trailers to keep up.

56.   Then, with more players rushing into a more crowded market, the competition forced them to compromise on some longstanding watchwords of prudent banking.

57.   There is recent evidence that competition could force lower prices for some services.

58.   They argue competition will force dirty plants to close and measures that slow competition, even for a seemingly good cause, are bad for the environment.

59.   They allow companies to maintain profit margins even if competition from overseas forces them to lower or hold prices steady.

60.   This year alone, competition forced three discount retailers -- Bradlees Inc., Caldor Corp. and Jamesway Corp. -- to file for bankruptcy court protection.