As a benign example of how transatlantic teams can stimulate competition in high-tech weapons making, defence analysts cite the fierce competition to supply Britain with an air-to-ground surveillance system.
However, in all sectors concerns over the levels of orders and sales and competition remained high.
The inconsistencies might be high prices but no competition, or high uptake of a low-quality service.
Huge swathes of industry were protected from foreign competition by high import tariffs, leaving them moribund.
The UAW recognizes that global competition and high labor costs are putting enormous pressure on US automakers.
This competition exposes high school students interested in careers in engineering to the needs of people with disabilities.
The airline never made a net profit, beset by cutthroat domestic competition, high fuel prices and costly airport fees.
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In a world where competition is high and resources are scarce, the pace of change will continue to accelerate.
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At the same time, the pool of Americans eligible for military service is shrinking, and competition for high-quality recruits is intensifying.
Alitalia has not made an annual profit since 2002, suffering from fierce competition, high fuel costs and crippling strikes by employees.
CMOs in communications and media, where competition is high, stay on average just 22 months, and in the restaurant business they last 25 months.
For example, since 1996, Jazz at Lincoln Center has staged "Essentially Ellington, " an annual competition among high-school bands across the country centered around Ellington's music.
The truth is the ISP business is characterized by wafer-thin margins, low barriers to entry, flat-rate pricing, intense national competition and high customer support costs.
But also vital, he explained to me in a recent interview, is continuing to invest in marketing when competition is high and consumer confidence is low.
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Starwood faces new competition for high-end hotel guests and residents.
There was also increased competition from new high-end restaurants that opened nearby in midtown Manhattan.
However, competition in the high-end market is increasing with Nokia and BlackBerry making reinvigorated moves to reclaim lost ground.
The downturn will make it particularly difficult for smaller manufacturing firms that already face high competition at home and abroad.
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The competition was very high and much better than all the local and national tournaments that I competed in before.
Competition in the high-end Android phone and tablet market is brutal and about to get more so as Apple launches its new iPhone.
She says it was sometimes difficult to secure work during the boom years because of high competition, and the recession caused business to dry up.
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Also, giving up contract plans will lead to higher churn and greater competition for the high-value lucrative postpaid customers, which the bigger carriers will not be willing to let go off that easily.
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Times have been tough for the PC industry, as falling prices, weak demand and high competition have already forced Lenovo Group into a loss, while Dell has found that IT spending by large companies is weak.
While the retail market is open to the vagaries of high competition and eventual commoditization of the market, enterprises generally enter into multi-year contracts and are therefore less prone to changing vendors as often as retail buyers do.
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While Qualcomm is facing increasing competition in the high-end of the smartphone market with Nvidia and Samsung also bringing out quad-core chipsets of their own, its excellent baseband integration gives it an edge in the fast growing mobile market.
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Intel, ever a bellwether of the tech industry, still maintains high margins, but growth has clearly slowed, and, given increased competition, particularly from high-mobility devices, margins are likely to decline from this point on.
By contrast, the Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival was founded only in 2008.
This, in turn, makes the competition for the few high-profile, hyped startups that much more frothy.
Sony has faced tough competition, plus a high yen that makes exports dearer.
When it comes to high level competition and you have the technology and you don't use it something is wrong.
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