That leaves conflicts that rage in weak and failing states (as in parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan), or in ungoverned space (in parts of Somalia), where rival non-state actors, terrorist groups, militants and warlords do battle.
And the Internet remains what it always was, crawlable and indexable by rival commercial and non-commercial search engines and those yet to be created.
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Europe's leading insurance companies rival it in terms of non-life premiums written and balance-sheet oomph.
As his chemists laboured to find the best emulsifiers and flavourings, the world's first non-dairy topping, Delsoy, was creeping from rival nozzles elsewhere in the state.
The numbers also reveal a much leaner company that is cutting its headcount and a renewed focus on acquiring non-governmental clients in India to take away share from rival Wiproo (WIT).
Analysts and gamers will be looking for details such as whether PlayStation will have a better online service to rival Xbox Live and whether it will have non-traditional controllers akin to the ones Nintendo offers.
It should not take a strident Mayor to rival a high-profile teacher strike in order to replace non-performing teachers.
The global system for licences allows for rival companies to agree the use of patents under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions.
Clinton echoed rival Bob Dole's call, earlier in the day, for a ban on contributions from non-citizens.
The threat posed by Lotus SmartSuite, a rival to Microsoft Office, infuriated Microsoft, and three days after the Lotus deal, Microsoft became non-responsive to efforts to finalise a licence for Windows 95.
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