However, Mr Thiraphong does fear competition from places such as Vietnam, because he reckons that the government there is better than Thailand's at cutting red tape.
Nor do they have to fear competition from their most formidable natural rivals, the regional Bell companies, because the Bells are barred from carrying traffic long distance.
As it is, Microsoft can maximise revenues in the long run with little fear of competition.
No wonder Texans don't fear global competition the way some Presidential candidates do.
The EU plans to boost trade with Latin America despite warnings from some European ministers and farmers, who fear unfair competition.
Incumbents may have less to fear from competition then they think, however.
By the same token, it seems that workers in rich countries have little to fear from competition with the downtrodden of the developing world.
As happened a decade or so ago, the airlines flying in the open air fear unfair competition from those flying under the protection of the courts.
The BJP is backed by some of India's largest businesses who fear economic competition from abroad and favour nationalist economic policies, including the rolling back of some economic reforms.
There is a legitimate fear that imported competition would worsen unemployment just as enterprise reform throws millions out of work.
But now that other world powers are rising, Europeans fear that unstoppable competition may take away their jobs and undermine their welfare states.
The yuan may well still be undervalued but our index suggests American manufacturing should have less to fear from Chinese competition than it did five years ago.
Malaysia can and should serve as the model of a truly multi-ethnic democracy that fosters political competition without fear of unrest.
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If, in fact, CAA is the clear leader to acquire IMG, it will instill fear in its closest competition and force them to look at other reputable entities as potential acquisitions in order to remain competitive.
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When those lobbyists discuss what they fear most, increased stateside competition from our Big Three automakers pales in comparison to what the collapse of GM, Ford Motor or Chrysler might mean in terms of bad policy.
It forms an intimate bond that engages ambition, achievement, competition, criticism, fear, failure, reconciliation, growth, renewal.
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"I'm putting doubt and fear into the hearts of my competition, " says Wright with a big smile.
Others fear that the current flowering of competition among stock indices may backfire.
Because it is less dependent on manufacturing than Germany, Italy and Spain, France has less to fear from low-cost Asian competition.
Previously politicians have been discouraged from pursuing free trade deals for fear of exposing domestic industries to greater competition from abroad.
It is almost incomprehensible how far a lead Apple has over its competition, causing investors to fear for its revenue growth prospects.
Along with the normal fears of flying, lost luggage, and cancelled flights, with competition significantly reduced, passengers fear that there is a greater likelihood of fare increases.
As a result, some of these industry participants and independent experts fear that the current high level of competition among online travel agents and metasearch providers could be undermined if Google were to acquire ITA and start its own OTA or metasearch service.
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Beyond fear and treating the event as a competition, networking nights often leave those attending in the same comfort zone they arrived in: see a person you know, spend the majority of the night by their side, and meet a few new people but not nearly as many as you hoped had you decided to branch off early and look solo.
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The French no campaign harped on the fear that living standards would be undermined by competition from the east (famously symbolised by Polish plumbers).
No one is discouraged from changing jobs through fear of losing health benefits, nor can ruthless discounters undercut their competition by denying health coverage to their staff.
Rangers fear that Jelavic, who has already played for Rapid in European competition this season, will be ineligible to play for the Glasgow club in the Champions League if his former employers progress to the group stages of the Europa League.
Other issues that caused problems were a lack of required skills or education (20 percent), competition with younger colleagues (18 percent) and employers' fear that returning workers would take another extended absence (9 percent).
Democrats call such claims fear-mongering and say a public option is the best way to bring competition to the market.
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