71.   Louisiana Downs has been accustomed to tough competition during an up-and-down existence.

72.   Losh said rebate costs would have fallen further but tough competition in the luxury market had forced GM to offer more generous incentives on Cadillac models.

73.   Mortensen has tough competition in the all-around race.

74.   On top of it all, the annual benefit for Texas libraries had to go up against tough competition from a book.

75.   Only one of the local phone companies, Pacific Telesis Group, is expected to report lower earnings as it faces tough competition in its main California market.

76.   Others switched to morning delivery, setting up tough head-to-head competition that only one newspaper in a city was destined to win, analysts say.

77.   Others come from the developing world, where poverty, health, and education are primary concerns, and where the church faces tough competition from other denominations.

78.   Passenger car sales were slow, however, as a result of tough competition and the slow recovery of the sedan market, Mazda said.

79.   Phone and cable giants slimmed down their workforces to prepare for tough competition ahead.

80.   Profit margins in refining have been weak for years because of a glut of plants, tough competition and higher prices for crude oil.