You cannot compete in a world where you can get the same work done in another continent for a third, a quarter or even a 10th of what we're paying our US workers.

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No matter where you go there is going to be freeware or smaller local start-ups that can compete with you on price.

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"You want to be involved with a program where you're taken seriously and given the opportunity to compete at a national level, " said New Mexico coach Jeremy Fishbein.

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We believe that these kinds of investments are critical for the future economic growth of this country and to allow us to compete with countries around the world where, as you know, high-speed rail is quite a bit further advanced than it is here in the United States.

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At this year's 10th anniversary celebration, you can take a tour of the shed where Bredo rests, compete in the coffin race with six pallbearer friends through an obstacle course, plunge into the polar pool and try a round of Twicester (frozen Twister).

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So no matter what it is that they want to do with their particular discipline, we try and give them the skills where they are able to compete effectively or if they just want to you know, be better human beings.

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This can give you a good profile of how they compete with each other and where the market is going.

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You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have.

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You live in a century where the speed with which jobs and industries move across the globe is forcing America to compete like never before.

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