81.   Fierce global competition in mature industries offers no room for monopolies in things like chemicals, steel, automobiles and machinery.

82.   Fierce competition among credit card issuers in recent months has indeed pushed down interest rates on unpaid balances.

83.   Fierce competition from the United States and East Asia since Mexico lowered tariffs had severely cut into one of his primary businesses, automobile gaskets and seals.

84.   Fierce competition in many industries and slowing economic growth may depress profits this year, analysts said.

85.   Fierce competition is transforming the industry as companies cut costs, gobble up one another and reorganize the delivery of medical care.

86.   Fierce competition leads to corporate losses, layoffs and unpaid debts.

87.   Fierce competition for single-family homes in Santa Clarita is credited with fueling condominium sales.

88.   Fierce competition has spawned an industrywide shakeout as doctor groups compete against each other for business.

89.   Fierce competition with Airbus, the European consortium that is the only remaining maker of large commercial jets, means Boeing cannot raise prices even when demand is high.

90.   Fitch envisioned a fierce competition between Martin and Robinson for the starting spot.