| 单词 | competition |
| 释义 | competition (kɒmpɪtɪʃən ) Word forms: competitions 1. uncountable noun [oft adjective NOUN] B2 Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have. There's been some fierce competition for the title. [+ for] Young painters enjoyed the support and stimulating competition of peers. Synonyms: rivalry, opposition, struggle, contest 2. singular noun The competition is the person or people you are competing with. I have to change my approach, the competition is too good now. 3. uncountable noun [oft adjective NOUN] B2 Competition is an activity involving two or more firms, in which each firm tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to the other firms' goods. The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market. The farmers have been seeking higher prices as better protection from foreign competition. Clothing stores also face heavy competition from factory outlets. [+ from] 4. uncountable noun The competition is the goods that a rival organization is selling. The American aerospace industry has been challenged by some stiff competition. 5. variable noun A2 A competition is an event in which many people take part in order to find out who is best at a particular activity. ...a surfing competition. The council has organised a series of events and competitions for school children in the area. He will be banned from international competition for four years. Synonyms: contest, event, championship, tournament Quotations: A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpaceThe Art of Love Collocations: beat the competition The only way you're going to beat the competition is if you're online. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Does success mean beating the competition? Times, Sunday Times (2006) They show much more determination to beat the competition. The Sun (2010) This is the top club competition in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They have so many players, the best club competition and millions to spend on preparation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) At the time I was very inexperienced and had only played in a handful of club competitions. For Love or Money (2006) What will you look for in a competition entry? Times, Sunday Times You can add the clever finishing touches to a work project or a competition entry that converts good ideas into winning ones. The Sun Becoming a member of a club costs about 100 a year and competition entry fees are as much as 40 per tournament. Times, Sunday Times Helping someone close put together an application, or competition entry, sparks ideas of your own that could go on to be winners. The Sun Tick here if you would like to receive a brochure (this will not affect your competition entry) ? Times, Sunday Times As always, the consumer wins when competition heats up. Times, Sunday Times The celebrities are throwing their toys out of the pram as the competition heats up. The Sun Now, as the competition heats up further, there are more on the way. Times, Sunday Times Mortgage firms have long been criticised for reserving their best deals for new customers, but energy firms are adopting the same tactics as competition heats up. Times, Sunday Times Although competition is still undeniably tough, more and more people are getting back into work. The Sun (2010) Now he is encouraging others in an industry where competition is tough . The Sun (2008) Standards were high and competition was tough . Times, Sunday Times (2016) In a statement, it said it was 'naturally disappointed' with the result and insists that it did not breach competition law. Times, Sunday Times You can't make discounts compulsory as this could breach competition law. Times, Sunday Times So we need to change the system with much tougher competition law to make it easier for new firms to challenge the insiders. The Sun I've heard a federated group of general practices have been stopped from coming together because of the threat of competition law. Times, Sunday Times Solicitors are also concerned that the rules could be a breach of competition law. Times, Sunday Times He played at competition level. Times, Sunday Times Repetitive awards may be recognized by wearing additional stars in the appropriate competition level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All manufacturers' high-end competition level shoes manufactured post-2002 use carbon fibre soles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several new mountain biking trails have been installed with some suitable for competition level mountain biking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When these students reach a competition level decided on by the dance school, they have can design or choose a costume of their own. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Throughout his career he has advised foreign governments and regulators on competition policy. Times, Sunday Times Then there are cases that require a mixture of co-operation and competition, among them competition policy itself. Times, Sunday Times What had happened to the government's competition policy? Times, Sunday Times Productivity growth in the 2000s was fostered by continuing reforms to toughen competition policy, expand higher education and subsidise science. Times, Sunday Times How competition policy works: steam into an area where you have no jurisdiction, trigger two years of chaos, luck out with the result you wanted anyway (report, page 41). Times, Sunday Times At least two of the eight venues appear to be in breach of the competition regulations and will not have the minimum area for a field of play. Times, Sunday Times These judges also ensure that the competitors are following competition regulations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His research covers mainly competition regulations and the development of small and medium businesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to the competition regulations, the cables are tangled by forming a figure-eight and placing them in a clothes dryer on high heat for three minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contestants can only fish in specified areas at the competition venue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aim of the association was to provide a competition venue for spotted horses and to track their pedigrees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When he became serious about pool, his grandmother would shuttle him from one competition venue to another on her scooter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dancers are required to be at the competition venue during their performances and, in most cases, at the associated awards ceremonies as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fifteen competition venues were proposed eight exist, three would have required construction and four would have been temporary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And then they'd come to the end of the line and be confronted with me, as wide-eyed and tongue-tied as the most awestruck competition winner. Times, Sunday Times Holiday must be booked within two months of the competition winner being notified. The Sun It'd be nice if they sometimes had a competition winner on the show, though. The Sun The original plan was to award the competition winner 1 billion and then fund up to three more pilot projects with government grants or using consumer levies. Times, Sunday Times She was also forced to cancel the contract and the memorial was awarded to the third-place competition winner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This addresses one of the fears about performance-related rewards - anxiety that you are being thrust into direct competition with your colleagues. Times, Sunday Times With the two events in direct competition with one another, there could only be one winner. Times, Sunday Times It will be in direct competition with the company that wins the new west coast contract. Times, Sunday Times Once they were part of the same company; now they are in direct competition. Times, Sunday Times Old businesses should be forced to innovate through direct competition with new technologies, he said. Times, Sunday Times Of those, only one has yet to win a home match in their domestic competition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Only once in domestic competition this season have they conceded at home. The Sun (2015) The weekend that reminded us all why it is still the finest domestic cup competition in the world. The Sun (2008) This resulted in a very strong team which was able to dominate the competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The risk of seeing the two wealthy, developed nations dominate the competition had previously prevented their inclusion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They dominated the competition, winning the gold medal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Powers, with a score of 46.1, dominated the competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the games themselves, the pair dominated the competition, taking out the gold medal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday's draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of Europe's elite competition has, at least, deferred a tie with one of the world's two outstanding teams. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The elite European club competition is in its final season in its existing format. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The hope was that an elite competition would pit the best players against each other more often. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The Institute of Economic Affairs said that this would drive up standards by encouraging competition. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We called for schools to inspire future Olympic heroes by boosting fitness and encouraging healthy competition. The Sun (2014) For example, some classrooms encourage competition and others cooperative learning. Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) This promises to 'reform the water industry to enhance competition, improve conservation and to protect poorer households'. Times, Sunday Times The emergence of large technology companies in banking had the potential to enhance competition and financial inclusion and to reduce the cost of credit, it said. Times, Sunday Times And nor will the sale enhance competition. Times, Sunday Times There are ways that banks can work together and bringing in smaller players could enhance competition. Times, Sunday Times Technical measures to enhance competition are not enough to secure consumers' best interests. Times, Sunday Times Visitors can enter a competition to judge which sculptors are masters and which emerging; the winners will be presented with master print. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They can also enter a competition to adopt a turtle. The Sun (2013) He entered a competition in which one of the prizes was to have me as a champion. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Spending 10 to enter a competition to win a sports car, yes. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She went on and on about it so in the end I entered a competition in a magazine, just to stop her pestering me. The Sun (2012) There were also added activities such as a student essay competition and interactive gaming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The institute also promotes research and essay competitions, forums and debates, and a lecture series. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Protestors cooked and played sports; and students held essay competitions on the railway tracks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He sees the absence of European competition for the first time since 1999-2000 as an opportunity. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The striker, 31, said: Nobody expected us to qualify for any European competition. The Sun (2012) He said that English clubs have to play less physically than normal when meeting in European competition. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Applicants who decide they would rather go to university next year face fierce competition. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He is likely to face competition from top American industrialists as the engineering group is keen to add international clout to its board. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But Jason will face fierce competition from show favourite Harry. The Sun (2011) Everyone wants to see a fair race, fair competition and we want the best athlete to win. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is still sacred to the philosophy of fair competition in the league. Times, Sunday Times (2010) What about integrity and fair competition? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Last week, the company reported its first quarterly loss in a decade amid ferocious competition from its arch rival. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There is ferocious competition out there at the moment, which is very good news for consumers. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Could we have coped with such rigorous testing and ferocious competition? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Two days of fierce competition had come down to this -- two players, each trying to get up and down from 40 yards. For Love or Money (2006) Competition is fierce, which means low prices, but also bewildering choice. Times, Sunday Times (2007) For consumers, the fierce competition could drive down prices. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But the UK's broadcasters risk being outshone by foreign competition, such is the worldwide demand for coverage. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is blamed for letting foreign competition destroy US manufacturing jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And foreign competition is growing in many areas of more advanced electronic technology. Peril and Promise: A Commentary on America (1990) The overhaul of financial regulation unveiled last week gave the watchdog a new duty to foster competition. Times, Sunday Times And this helps to unlock the paradox of how to foster competition and collaboration. Times, Sunday Times He clearly wants to foster competition. Times, Sunday Times The legislation, touted as a step that would foster competition, actually resulted in the subsequent mergers of several large companies, a trend which still continues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bicker process varies widely by club, ranging from staid interviews conducted by club members to raucous games designed to foster competition among potential inductees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Friendly competition helps fitness plans especially if there's a fundraising connection. The Sun With murre eggs selling for a dollar a dozen, the poaching industry grew too lucrative for friendly competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Liking can turn into loving when you team up for a task or a friendly competition. The Sun What started out as a joke amongst friends has morphed into a friendly competition that also happens to be for a good cause. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A fitness plan that involves friendly competition could work so well. The Sun This ' liquidity preference' is a global competition for funds. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Keen global competition has kept down prices of cars, phone calls and broadband. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They are dependent on central government for their funding; but that funding is insufficient to meet the needs of global competition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Best of all, improved flight times and veterinary treatment made global competition possible. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Healthy competition will always enter into it because everyone's got the same goals and aims. The Sun However, we believe that you've got to be prepared to let tenders go out to the private sector so there's healthy competition. Times, Sunday Times Borrowers and savers both need building societies to keep the banks on their toes with healthy competition. Times, Sunday Times Whether the battle for control of the television rights will emulate the healthy competition on the field seems less likely. Times, Sunday Times That said, a bit of healthy competition never hurts. Times, Sunday Times Analysts said that the missed target suggested it was having difficulty finding suitable sites amid heightened competition in the convenience sector. Times, Sunday Times Heightened competition has improved the rates on offer to new and existing landlords. Times, Sunday Times Shareholders have also had to get used to fears about the impact on profit margins of heightened competition and raised regulatory pressures. Times, Sunday Times For example, it has reduced its exposure to airline disasters, where premium rates have slumped recently thanks to heightened competition. Times, Sunday Times Last month, the company posted better than expected sales for 2009 but said it expects continuing pressure on consumer spending and heightened competition in 2010. Times, Sunday Times The group will then be narrowed down to 12 finalists chosen in regional competitions held at local libraries. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The tourism board has held a poster competition, with the three winning entries on display at the tourism fair. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It has held a competition to find a new design for its pylons and will invest in the country's gas pipelines. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The following year she asked to host the competition and was amazed when the organisers agreed. The Sun Even if we did get the nod in 2030, that would make it 64 years since we last hosted the competition in 1966. The Sun But with the estate finally conferring legitimacy by hosting this competition, it looks as if things might be on the up. Times, Sunday Times Known for its use of carhops on roller skates, the company annually hosts a competition to determine the top skating carhop in its system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The responsibility of organizing and hosting the competition rotated between the different participating nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Business investment and exports were to take the lead, but investment has failed to take off and exports have been countered by import competition. Times, Sunday Times In general, manufacturing workers are most affected by import competition compare to workers in other sectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, some occupations, like teacher, have not experienced import competition while for shoe manufacturing occupations import competition has increased by 40 percentage points. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Import competition impacts negatively not only dislocated workers but also their families and communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The increased import competition since 1991 with the trade liberalization in place have widely contributed to the reduced manufacturing competition with a cheaper agricultural raw materials and the fabric industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The increasing competition is pushing down prices, with some players offering services such as broadband for free. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The Conservatives have also promised to provide trusts with a choice of service providers, thereby increasing competition and potentially driving down cost. Computing (2010) The largest of these was set aside for a new entrant to increase competition, and included a guaranteed roaming agreement. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The financial and entertainment value are obvious as well as increasing the competition. The Sun (2016) What is less clear is the impact of increased competition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) What temptations does a pastor face as a result of the increased competition? Christianity Today (2000) One reason for the increased competition is that providers are increasingly reliant on using savers' money to fund lending. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This has been partly in reaction to increased competition from savings banks and building societies. Business Studies Basic Facts (1990) Lucky for us, our company has a monopoly with weak industry competition. Globe and Mail Usually, financial analysts study an entire industry, assessing current trends in business practices, products, and industry competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another factor affecting production was industry competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employers are protected from organizing efforts that could result in increased industry competition and are instead, triggered to respond to more moderate demands as an industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has been the centre of intense competition for the jobs that are available. A Channel of Peace (1993) With the high concentration of businesses has come intense competition. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Its average revenue per user was flat at 47, despite intense competition for customers. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This cannot but intensify competition for resources. Times, Sunday Times Why buy a struggling airline now, rather than intensify competition and wait for it to fail? Times, Sunday Times In practice, the vagaries of the property market and intensifying competition will make life anything but easy, even for the incumbent market leader. Times,Sunday Times The country's rapid economic growth has not only intensified competition, it has also fuelled an astonishing military modernisation. Times, Sunday Times Technological change and intensifying competition may tempt some businesses to defend their profits by concentrating on tried and tested crowd-pleasers. Times, Sunday Times Barcelona has launched an international competition to find architects and urban planners to revitalise the street. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Trade deals are largely aimed at protecting or promoting specific sectors, ensuring that they are shielded from international competition or given preference in the face of it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Getting more people into higher education is both a social and economic imperative as the international competition looms large. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The programme aimed to fast-track young prospects into international competition and top training methods. The Sun (2012) When international competition arrived in force, the British performance soon double faulted. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Some of the biggest improvements were made when competition was introduced. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We want to introduce competition based on quality. The Sun (2011) The regulatory system must be changed to introduce competition. The Sun (2012) I was asked to judge a competition recently: only one student had finished their collection; six others were half finished. Times, Sunday Times During this cruise they will personally tutor finalists, hold open classes and judge the competition. Times, Sunday Times The trenchermen who judged the competition were called on to possess cast-iron stomachs and 'no vegetarian tendencies'. Times, Sunday Times Judging a competition of this kind would have been rewarding enough had it made possible only encounters with translations such as these. Times, Sunday Times They tell me that she was judging a competition in which they had taken part. Times, Sunday Times There will be no separate junior competition this year but young people are welcome to enter the adult competition. Times, Sunday Times Obviously, it will be totally different this time round from a junior competition. The Sun So was the junior competition. Houston Chronicle In his final year of junior competition in 2007 he established himself both nationally and internationally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 1950s and 1960s were lean years but the development of a strong junior competition assured a sharp improvement in standards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It found 'evidence of low levels of consumer engagement, switching, and a lack of competition when some types of insurance policies are renewed'. Times, Sunday Times The report said that the lack of competition had cost customers 6 billion over the past five years, the equivalent of about 300 per household. Times, Sunday Times Motoring groups have blamed a lack of competition among petrol retailers for the stubbornly high price on the forecourt. Times, Sunday Times That's wrong given the lack of competition on the supply side. Times, Sunday Times It concluded that a lack of competition meant households had paid about 200 too much for their energy over the previous five years. Times, Sunday Times This, the regulator says, could lessen competition between the two chains. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It does not allow mergers that substantially lessen competition. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In modern predator guilds, similar-sized predators are separated into different ecological niches by anatomical, behavioral or geographical differences that limit competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an example, many shade-intolerant plant species rely on disturbances for successful establishment and to limit competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Existing taxi companies may try to limit competition by potential new entrants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Public service (or utility) companies may operate under certificates of public convenience and necessity which may limit competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The governmentand, sometimes, private partieshave used antitrust law to prohibit practices or mergers that would unduly limit competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In theory, that should be a welcome respite for western economies, which have seen one industry after another fall to low-cost competition. Times, Sunday Times This has suffered from the entry of some low-cost competition. Times, Sunday Times The sale of some products has migrated online, leaving behind too many physical outlets, while some low-cost competition has edged into the market. Times, Sunday Times The idea was that when faced with low-cost competition in basic manufacturing we would move up the value chain. Times, Sunday Times Both companies face rising healthcare and pension costs, falling demand for their core products, and aggressive low-cost competition from foreign rivals. Times, Sunday Times But ministers have in his view been too nervous to stand up to corporations, to the detriment of proper free market competition. Times, Sunday Times Now free market competition battles for your custom. The Sun This would introduce an element of market competition and local authorities would have to raise their game if they want to attract applications and ultimately pull in revenue. The Sun The products are created under a program that shields promising ideas from the rigours of market competition to give them time to develop. Globe and Mail The number of available systems and the market competition for imaging dollars speaks loudly about the utility of gel documentation and imaging systems. The Scientist Landlords have come under pressure as retailers have struggled to keep up with the cost of rents, rates, wages and online competition. Times,Sunday Times Retailers have blamed the rising tax for the growing number of high street closures as they struggle to see off online competition. Times,Sunday Times They have fallen 92% in a year, valuing the business at ¤159m, as investors fret over the grim advertising outlook for newspapers and online competition. Times, Sunday Times Traditional shops facing increasing online competition are giving way to eating out places. The Sun Warning signs of rising numbers of empty shops, retailer insolvencies and online competition were there for years before some landlords reported sharp valuation declines. Times,Sunday Times The government said that the tendering framework was designed to encourage open competition and value for money. Times, Sunday Times Your article demonstrates precisely why it's important that we move to a process of fair and open competition. Times, Sunday Times You train with a bona fide samba school, shimmy into a glittering costume and shake your booty alongside the band in open competition. Times, Sunday Times Nonetheless, he expects it to be an open competition next season. Times, Sunday Times However, in the open competition of the auction salerooms, he was a formidable competitor. Times, Sunday Times There will be a live phone-in competition - with loads of prizes to be won! The Sun (2010) I'm still surprised at the choice of first prize in the phone-in competition. The Sun (2008) Regulators are determined to crack down on phone-in competitions where viewers have been deceived. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He beat teams from 75 countries to win a prestigious technology competition in Sydney, Australia. The Sun (2012) And they came very close to winning the world's most prestigious club competition. The Sun (2008) Their idea has already earned them $1 million in a prestigious international competition. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He says that areas such as nonemergency transport of patients could potentially be an area where price competition would work. Times, Sunday Times A step up in price competition between the big grocers was attributed for bringing down food inflation last month. Times, Sunday Times In consumer goods, carmaking, electronics and fashion, price competition forced companies decades ago to embrace radical changes to their production methods. Times, Sunday Times This was the kind of business most exposed to fierce price competition and to the technology shift to cheaper networks based on so-called internet protocol. Times, Sunday Times Its fourth quarter revenue per user, a key metric in the telecoms sector, shrank almost 10 per cent as price competition hit the business. Times, Sunday Times The largest payment-by-results scheme ever, it was seen as a blueprint for more private sector competition across the public services. Times, Sunday Times Some observers fear that, just as with the introduction of more private sector competition into public services, a great opportunity could be consigned to the too-difficult box. Times, Sunday Times Many other nations have similar such policies to eliminate private sector competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They enjoy virtual tax exemption and customs privileges, preferential access to credit and foreign exchange, and regulatory protection from private sector competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book addresses the traditionally polar relationships between state subsidization and private sector competition relation to the arts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers should recognise the need to support collaboration in some areas while promoting competition in others. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Policies to promote competition and diversity in the media cannot ignore these commercial and technological realities. The Media in Britain Today (1990) This would promote competition and properly reward the best performers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The brickyard would operate until it gave way to regional competition in 1913. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also have a streak placing top 3 in finals at every regional competition attended since 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They soon occupied first league position in the autumn and progressed to the latter stages of the former regional competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the past few years, the team has consistently placed in the top three at the regional competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sectional champions then meet first in regional competition, then in state competition, to determine the state champion in each class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But is it possible that both companies and regulators have a common interest in restricting competition? Times, Sunday Times (2016) But these benefits are put at risk if the suppliers seek to restrict competition between them. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There are some concerns that price regulation would restrict competition. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Four ties from the fourth round of the competition are showing this weekend and all are intriguing prospects. Times, Sunday Times Marine are only the second side from the eighth tier to reach the third round of the competition. Times,Sunday Times Every away team scored in the fifth round and sixth round of the competition this season, the first time that has occurred (excluding replays) since 1952-53. Times, Sunday Times They have reached the fifth round of the competition in each of the past 11 seasons and have not been knocked out in the third round since 1998. Times, Sunday Times What feel like lucky guesses could turn out to be the answers for a job that always fascinated you - or the way through to the next round of a competition. The Sun Perhaps the council should run a competition for the best ideas. Times, Sunday Times (2010) My gym was running an unofficial competition and my trainer thought it would be a good way to focus my training. Times, Sunday Times (2019) Her college ran competitions with cash prizes for budding entrepreneurs, and by winning them all she amassed $26, 500 to get the business off the ground. Times,Sunday Times (2019) Now for the first time in his England career he is facing some serious competition for his place. The Sun (2013) Hopefully that's an incentive for some serious competition. The Sun (2016) It is a crucial time for the company, which is facing serious competition on various fronts. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They don't really talk about the sporting competition between them, or if they do, they are gentle. Times, Sunday Times She took part in a sporting competition when she was eight-months pregnant. Times, Sunday Times But we're talking the pinnacle of sporting competition every four years. The Sun Unless sanctions are real and meaningful, how can any sporting competition that claims to be the premier competition in its national game have any credibility? Times, Sunday Times That's what makes sporting competition. Times,Sunday Times A lonesome cowboy sets out to win the heart of his one true love - but faces stiff competition from an evil ranch hand. The Sun (2010) For arguably the first time in his England career, he finds himself in the midst of stiff competition for attacking places. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But he has stiff competition from the other two finalists. The Sun (2013) She fought off stiff competition from 1,000 hopefuls after getting through an interview and maths test. The Sun (2008) It has faced pricing pressure amid sluggish business spending and stiff competition. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Yet there is an alternative view which is that, rather than stifling competition, this deal could actually encourage it. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The new deals are fiercely opposed by independent wholesalers, who say that they stifle competition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They demand to know too much about potential competitors and that it could be stifling competition. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And although he will play today in his charitable foundation's tennis competition, he has only swung a racket once in the past 11 weeks. Times, Sunday Times Organise a five-a-side football league or tennis competition, and charge an entry fee to go to the appeal. Times, Sunday Times I remember at one table tennis competition a defeated player left the arena without shaking the hands of his opponent. Times,Sunday Times The applause was, perhaps, louder than at any stage in the table tennis competition. Times, Sunday Times The table tennis competition will be played across two show courts and eight match courts. Times, Sunday Times More vigorous competition will improve the quality of representation. Times, Sunday Times In spite of vigorous competition from online advertising, the outdoor segment of the industry has been steady, rising by 0.6 per cent last year to 886 million. Times, Sunday Times The vigorous competition of contesting suppliers for the custom of consumers produces a host of advantages. Times, Sunday Times When deregulation was introduced in the late 1990s, it promised a new era of vigorous competition. Times, Sunday Times If mergers cannot pass the lenient standards that have been applied in recent years, consumers cannot expect to be the beneficiaries of vigorous competition on most routes. Globe and Mail This was the thirteenth time that they have won the competition, a record. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Their act won the competition for which the prize was a week's tour. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She won the competition four months ago and has had to sit on the secret since then. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There were 50 commended photos in the worldwide competition, some of which we feature here. The Sun Every market - whether in acting, manufacturing, retail or sport - now attracts intense worldwide competition. Times, Sunday Times It launched a worldwide competition to create a replacement. Times, Sunday Times The worldwide competition attracted more than 54,000 applications in 2016. The Sun Science and technology are employed in a worldwide competition for military and economic power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 竞争, 竞赛 Japanese: 競争, コンクール |
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