51.   But Nynex argued Thursday that regulatory changes in New York had forced the company to open its network to new competitors, and that competitors already exist.

52.   But others wonder whether those products will just enable new competitors to offer the same thing StorageNetworks sells to its big corporate customers today.

53.   But only recently has Merrill, which faces a slew of new online competitors in its own core brokerage business, tried to become a full-service banker.

54.   But trade restrictions and new competitors have made selling bananas a tough business, and company executives acknowledged that they can make improvements.

55.   But these new competitors have shunned residential customers for a number of reasons.

56.   But when the new competitors sprung up, the carriers started buying like crazy.

57.   But, he said, some other commissioners seemed to favor divestiture to some other entrant, hoping to create a new competitor with bulk.

58.   By January it will have eight new competitors.

59.   Compaq has released a new competitor in the ultrafeatherweight division that weighs in at three ounces.

60.   Confalonieri says this has created a tough new competitor for Fininvest.