31.  The PRI stabilized Mexico, allowing competing groups to struggle for power within the system, so long as they obeyed the president.

32.  This led to speculation the two might drop their planned format, which has less capacity than that of the competing group of companies.

33.  Companies which attract outsiders in such a way must then pay existing staff members equally inflated wages to prevent them from jumping ship to a competing group.

34.  The unknown factor in the present situation is the balance of power between the competing groups.

35.  Talks between the two competing groups were continuing, he said.