71.   Demand from larger corporations remains strong, the company said, but price competition, always vigorous, has accelerated.

72.   Domestic steel producers have put pressure on Bush to protect an industry they say is on the verge of collapse because of price competition from abroad.

73.   Domestically, price competition is also beginning to heat up.

74.   Earnings at other discounters will likely decline on poor sales and fierce price competition, which could mean more bankruptcies or liquidations.

75.   Either scenario, he said, can make particular stations a must-buy for radio advertisers, damaging price competition.

76.   Duracell has also been hurt by sharp price competition from its newly aggressive competitors, Energizer and Rayovac.

77.   Earnings for managed health-care companies have been hurt in recent quarters by higher medical costs and increased price competition.

78.   Even its U.S. cereals business, while mired in price competition, has shown signs of life with two new cereals.

79.   Exclusive brands tend to provide fatter margins for their owners, and retailers like Wal-Mart and Kmart have increasingly turned to them as price competition intensifies.

80.   Forest Laboratories Inc. retreated after the pharmaceutical company said price competition was slashing revenues and market share for its drug lines.