1.   European manufacturers are facing ever increasing competition from companies in the Far East.

2.   Mr Maher said he had received assurances from the Government that new legislation on increasing competition would apply to the book agreement.

3.   Today television networks face increasing competition from cable programming.

4.   England had been swamped in recent years by publications of every sort on birds, and Gould was not the only one to feel the pressure of increasing competition.

5.   Increasing competition in international markets is forcing Japanese companies to cut costs and even, in some cases, pull out of markets altogether.

6.   Second, commercialism in the form of tighter financial constraints and increasing competition has created pressures on state enterprise management to cut labour costs and increase flexibility.

7.   Although many analysts like its software programs, the company faces increasing competition from giants such as Microsoft Corp.

8.   Already, it operates in an era of increasing competition for the limited pool of talent willing to go into academia.

9.   Analysts cite increasing competition from other wine-producing countries, the Wine Institute said.

10.   Among other recommendations in the plan, are proposals aimed at increasing competition.