And he says the Indonesian government is helping factories purchase modern equipment to make them more competitive.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

He also hailed what he termed the complimentary nature of the two nations' economies,saying that both can be made more competitive through cooperation and integration.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

However,to become more competitive in the global economy, the government is trying to rollback its system of ethnic preferences, which requires companies to reserve 30 percent of their shares for Malays.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Economist Javier Ortega says Europe must become more competitive.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told ABC television's "This Week" program that the Obama administration is prepared to provide the financial help needed, if it is convinced that carmakers will emerge from restructuring stronger and more competitive.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"If you want to be competitive the more study you have done the better."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

But it's got to be one that's realistically designed to weather this storm and to emerge at the other end much more lean,mean and competitive than it currently is."

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Nation says as more and more casting directors and filmmakers choose more natural looking talent, actors and actresses will become more cautious about having plastic surgery if their goal is to survive in the highly competitive business.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22