As to the enterprises, intellectual property stands for the core competence which is also the competing ability in the market.

对于企业来说，知识产权是核心竞争力的体现，是在市场上的主要竞争手段之一。

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Stringer said the injuries would prevent her team from competing to the best of their ability in any postseason appearance.

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In markets in which the people have the ability to choose between companies genuinely competing against one another (for example: grocery stores), the products will have to stand up to each other on a quality and a price level.

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Competing only on the ability to offer a discount equivalent to sales tax is effectively operating an offshore account, at the expense of your consumers.

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