1.   Other Areas are in the throes of heavy training schedules and will create a highly competitive spirit in Portlaoise.

2.   Indeed all the team will need their best competitive spirit in what they know will be a challenging tour.

3.   The competitive spirit thrives because the salespeople -- sorry demonstrators -- know there are good prizes up for grabs.

4.   And their competitive spirit will likely be energized by playing on the road.

5.   Ask the Europeans about his tenacity and competitive spirit.

6.   At midsummer, Neely went rollerblading around the Charles River with some friends and felt the same competitive spirit that he always felt when he donned hockey skates.

7.   At the Hokie House, the competitive spirit toward the Longhorns was spilling over.

8.   Back when the rugged individualist was more likely to win points for aggressive single-mindedness and a hard-driving competitive spirit, schmooze was a dirty word.

9.   Barbara Nicklaus, seated in the audience, smiled at this sudden burst of competitive spirit, one she has witnessed since those campus days at Ohio State.

10.   Before long, she discovered an exceptional talent, and a competitive spirit that had been dormant since she was a teenage swimmer.