Service at competing high-end camps can likewise be impeccable.
European regulators have begun an inquiry into possible antitrust and anticompetitive practices by the Blu-ray Disc Association as it relates to agreements and restrictions on producing content for Blu-ray and its competing high-definition format, HD DVD.
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The larger problem is that the threat of investigation and potential prosecution for successfully competing in high-tech markets almost certainly discourages innovative and competitive activity that antitrust laws are supposed to value.
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We worked very hard to achieve that critical component of improving our fiscal path in a way that ensured we still could be making the investments that we think are critical for our country, competing for the high-wage jobs of the future.
Capitalizing on an idea that seems obvious in hindsight, Facebook set the user-engagement bar high for competing social utilities: its users currently spend an average of 6 to 7 hours on the site each month.
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"This win makes it a little bit better, but we had high hopes of competing in this World Cup, " said Reem Abu Tabl, who watched the match with her children.
Kato's views advocating small government and deregulation are more in line with those of high-tech industries competing globally.
Because the U.S. is a high-cost, high tax, high debt economy, competing against cheaper economies less burdened by debts and taxes.
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There is plenty of steak to be had in Vegas, with celebrity chefs and high-end chains all competing for diner accolades.
For them, competing with American farmers on vast fields with high-tech machines, high-quality seed and high-value subsidies is like attacking a battleship with a machete.
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For high-end labels, this means competing to create spectacular retail spaces and experiences that convey the highest luxury, style, quality and extravagance.
But exchanges are technology companies now, catering to electronic traders and high-frequency trading firms, and competing with dozens of electronic markets and dark pools.
Attend a Formula One race, and you can expect to be swept up in the sights and sounds of cars rounding the track at 300 kilometers per hour, the high-pitched whine of their engines competing with the shouts from the crowd.
Intel and IBM already have plenty of relevant manufacturing and materials know-how, with IBM's PowerPC processors competing with Intel's ubiquitous x86 processors to power high-end servers.
Deputy Hales says privately owned buses careened thru Santiago's streets, belching black smoke and competing for passengers in what appeared to be more a high-speed chase than a mass transit system.
Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) and IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) already have plenty of relevant manufacturing and materials know-how, with IBM's PowerPC processors competing with Intel's ubiquitous x86 processors to power high-end servers.
For decades, controllers relied on position reports over high-frequency radio every hour or so, competing for air time with fishing vessels and all kinds of other traffic.
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But Gabe had been an athlete in high school before, and he was determined to keep competing.
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In 2005 the South African High Court canceled a 2002 contract with the Limpopo province after a competing agency accused a Net 1 partner of bribery.
The transactions are done through an auction process with the dealers competing on price and the Fed accepting the low bids for buying and the high bids for selling.
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Security is the other area where Sharif faces high expectations, but will be forced to be flexible and accommodating to competing interests.
The stakes are high Friday night in the Austin Hilton conference room where five founders are competing for the chance to move their companies to the city for free, to work and live in the Texas city that the South By Southwest conference calls home.
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So too, last week the Israel Navy announced it has decided to explore the option of building its own warships rather than buy one of two competing US naval platforms as planned because the US contractors' costs have gone up so high.
Governments are now competing with each other to attract the financial, physical, and human capital necessary to nourish high value-added, innovation-driven, 21st century economies.
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For drugs that have similar clinical benefits, like treatments for high cholesterol, ulcers and allergies, the PBM may put only one of the competing brands on its formulary.
Adobe only started caring about high-profile titles when Angry Birds was released for Google Chrome using HTML5, showcasing a competing technology and exposing their vulnerability.
Murray, who consulted the Cup's four competing teams, also recommended outfitting sailors with hands-free underwater breathing equipment, underwater-locator devices and high-visibility helmets.
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