Example sentences of "[noun pl] compete for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent wave of lawlessness , in which more than 150 people were reportedly murdered , had been fuelled by fierce fighting between rival student groups competing for scarce dormitory spaces at Dhaka University . |
| 2 | Parties compete for local power and with national government . |
| 3 | Higher education is also expected to rely more heavily on private sources of finance with polytechnics and universities competing for commercial , foundation and research council contracts and building up relationships with industry through consultancy and science parks . |
| 4 | He argues that classes develop in market economies in which individuals compete for economic gain . |
| 5 | This resulted in downward pressure on wages as many workers competed for scarce jobs . |
| 6 | Quietly , therefore , Mr Salinas has allowed foreign firms to compete for drilling-service contracts , and Pemex is now working together with American petrochemical companies in joint ventures . |
| 7 | Males compete for sexual access to the females . |
| 8 | Sixteen teams of nine and 11-year-olds , 20 teams of 12 and 13-year-olds and a dozen teams of 14 and 15-year-olds competed for junior , intermediate and senior section trophies . |
| 9 | In the harsh terrain of north-eastern Sudan , the Rashida and the Beja nomads compete for scarce resources . |
| 10 | Liberal democracy is simply a method of government which requires two or more groups of political leaders to compete for mass electoral endorsement . |
| 11 | One might expect females to compete for rich food sources , for these are important to them in gaining nutrition for child-bearing and lactation . |
| 12 | There were cars in the streets and brash , noisy journalists crowded round hotel bars competing for sensational stories to wire to their papers . |
| 13 | So often in conditions races we see just a handful of runners competing for good prizemoney , a situation which has prompted a reduction in Pattern races from 139 to 101 in the 1990-91 season . |
| 14 | This was explained by arguing that the neural mechanisms underlying both motor control of the right hand and the production of speech are located within the same cerebral hemisphere and thus the two tasks compete for limited neural space or processing capacity . |
| 15 | In Charles 's generation , rival Carolingians competed for royal resources within a regnum francorum which , however divided , had been , and might again be , one . |
| 16 | In contrast , bidders competed for uncleaned and fresher works such as Lord Leighton 's ‘ The Antique Juggling Girl ’ at Sotheby 's bought by a telephone bidder at £400,000 ( $600,000 ) ( estimate £400–600,000 ) , and Valentine Cameron Prinsep 's evocative ‘ Home from Gleaning , ’ also at Sotheby 's which sold to another telephone bidder for £50,000 ( $75,000 ; also healthily estimated at £50–70,000 ) . |
| 17 | After the laying of a few ‘ experimental ’ courses with due consideration for commercial shipping , wind direction and a fleet of local Finn sailors competing for Olympic squad selection , racing , finally , got under way . |