21.  The competitive forces are just too strong.

22.  The new competitive forces kept wages and benefits in check.

23.  The resulting steel behemoth would be a competitive force in world markets.

24.  The same competitive forces that drive free-market economics are essential in the marketplace of ideas.

25.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission last week approved the merger, saying that McDonnell Douglas is no longer a competitive force in the global commercial aircraft market.

26.  This approach controls government spending but relies on competitive forces in the free market to restrain the growth of private health insurance premiums.

27.  Though the HIPC is still relatively small compared to most private health plans, it has become a competitive force is setting rates in the private market.

28.  Washington has generally said that it wants competitive forces to have a freer rein, and it has particularly pressed Tokyo to open its governmental procurement to foreign suppliers.

29.  But competitive forces are also shaping decisions.

30.  The result will be a major competitive force in corporate markets.