1.   Despite all their assurances, they broke the agreement and signed a deal with a rival company.

2.   Lockheed beat out a rival company to win the contract.

3.   Sheena left her job and went to work for a rival company.

4.   The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.

5.   They buy up rival companies then just run them down.

6.   Two rival companies, Toshiba and Hitachi, saw a steep fall in profits.

7.   He was a spy planted in the office by a rival company.

8.   HTV last night claimed a first victory in its fight to prevent a rival ITV company swallowing it up.

9.   Pension funds are massive institutions and rival insurance companies in terms of size.

10.   Rival small company market could develop along the above lines and would provide a considerable degree of competition to the ISE.