Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that he had to beat off competition from a number of rival clubs in order to sign Armand Traore on loan from Arsenal.

朴茨茅斯主教练哈里·雷德克纳普表示为了能够从阿森纳租借阿曼德·特劳雷他不得不与几家俱乐部竞争。

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William Lo, assistant manager in Cathay's cargo division, says intense Chinese competition means yields are likely to rise 1-2 per cent this year, compared with 3-6 per cent last year.

国泰航空货运部门助理经理William Lo表示，来自中国(内地)的激烈竞争，意味着今年其收益可能增长1%至2%，而相比之下，去年的增幅为3%至6%。

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"We're not in competition with retailers," says Stephen Sparrow, Microsoft's senior retail team marketing manager in the US. "But if we wanted to take money here, we could."

Stephen Sparrow -微软美国零售市场高级主管说：“我们这并不是和零售商竞争，但是如果我们想这里赚钱，我们也可以。”

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Striking a balance between co-operation and competition can be one of the manager's hardest tasks.

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Pericard is the first signing in the January transfer window for manager Danny Wilson but faces competition for a place in the line-up from in-form forwards Charlie Austin and Billy Paynter.

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Liverpool are battling to qualify for next season's European Champions League, a competition they have won most recently under Spanish manager Rafael Benitez in 2005.

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