1.  Other highly competitive companies are now moving in the same direction.

2.  As far as our view of the stock market and sectors, our investment philosophy is to invest in globally competitive companies.

3.  Both Worms and Lennon said a combination of Western and Kansas City Power is likely to produce savings and create a more competitive company.

4.  But this is a competitive company.

5.  Careful shoppers can own stock of internationally competitive companies by shelling out a far smaller percentage of annual earnings than is necessary to purchase shares of manufacturing heavyweights.

6.  Competitive companies, whether large or small, can no longer afford to tie up precious capital to finance large inventory stockpiles.

7.  Czechs were happy because unemployment did not rise, but that was a clue that privatization was not producing competitive companies.

8.  For the most competitive companies in Europe, monetary union makes it cheaper to do business.

9.  For investors discouraged at the dearth of globally competitive Latin American companies, some multinationals with big operations in the region may serve as an alternative.

10.  He also assured analysts that the reorganization would bring about a more competitive company.