Example sentences of "[be] compete [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the seller knows the number of companies who are competing for the order , their likely stances , the criteria used by the buying organisation when deciding between them , the degree of pressure on key members of the decision making unit , and any formula they might use for assessing price acceptability , an accurate assessment of the power balance should be possible . |
| 2 | At least six types of microfloppy , as the discs are called , of varying size and format are competing for the market . |
| 3 | Six countries — Thailand , India Pakistan , Cuba Italy and Belgium — are competing for the site of the $50 million research programme . |
| 4 | In fact , one of the reasons God is so concerned that we do not involve ourselves in premarital and extramarital relations is so that we will never feel we are competing against the skill and ability of another lover . |
| 5 | They will , no doubt , have further struggles when they start a family and more figures are competing in the hierarchy of need . |
| 6 | Speaking at Barcelona 's Real Club de Polo where British riders are competing in the dressage , the Major hit back at Pound 's accusations . |
| 7 | Dozens of street musicians have been competing for the title of Britain 's best busker . |
| 8 | Brewers have been competing for the title of Best British Beer at the industry 's own version of the Oscars . |
| 9 | Farmworkers have been competing for the title of Britain 's best ploughman , and a place in the world finals in New Zealand . |
| 10 | ‘ If we are to compete with the world 's best 10 we have to ensure that our productivity matches theirs . |
| 11 | They will be competing at the Haribo meet in Bonn , where the German World Cup fixture has been held for the past four years and where many world and European records have been broken . |
| 12 | Two weeks after the premature birth of her fourth child , Eleanor Adams-Robinson , Britain 's finest female , ultra-runner , is back on the road and expects to be competing at the European 100K Championships in Holland in September . |
| 13 | Some 16 town criers from all over the country , including the world 's loudest , will be competing for the trophy . |
| 14 | The interior of the church — reached by going through an ornate entrance archway that seems to be competing with the presbytery doorway for the eye of the visitor — has some good frescoes , particularly the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John the Baptist by Giovan Battista Crespi , and a canvas study of the Nativity by Marco d'Oggiono . |
| 15 | ‘ You could be competing in the backstroke at Southport , and then have to travel to Cleethorpes or Torquay for the free style or breaststroke . |
| 16 | But Mr Jim Mattox , one of the two Democrats who will be competing in the run-off election for the party 's nomination on April 10th , tried in similar vein to take credit for executions even though , as Texas 's attorney-general , he is involved with civil cases , not criminal ones . |
| 17 | Ernst & Young and Touche Ross are among the hundreds of organisations and businesses that will be competing in the World Corporate Games in London this autumn . |
| 18 | The station will be up for grabs on 19 November when teams from C&L and other companies will be competing in the City Monopoly Challenge at the Honourable Artillery Company to raise money for Children With Leukaemia . |
| 19 | Teams from a wide variety of organisations will be competing throughout the afternoon to do battle with the Duke . |
| 20 | I 'm competing against the bird and the telly ! |
| 21 | The solution was to operate independently , to abide by the unwritten rules of royal management and not let the Prince and Princess get into a position where they were competing for the limelight except when the occasion was pure entertainment . |
| 22 | Newcastle were handicapped by the absence of David Bargh and Mark Thorpe , who were competing in the World Pairs semi-finals in Germany . |
| 23 | Yet it was the only way to go if the labels they represent were to compete with the might of the majors . |
| 24 | Instead both firms were to compete in the market against one another and against foreign competition . |
| 25 | He 's competing in the speed event ; this time around it 's a demonstration sport , but anyone who 's got the guts to fly down an ice run at 100 mph deserves a medal . |
| 26 | If they are listened to at all , it will probably be in the bath , on a car stereo , or in some other environment where the music is competing for the listener 's attention . |
| 27 | Let us suppose your agency is competing for the account of a new skin care range . |
| 28 | This Sunday Kenneth is competing at the BSAD senior athletics championships to be held at Monkton Stadium . |
| 29 | On a normal day at home , he is given his breakfast , which he may or may not eat depending on his mood and Trish then rides him , unless she is competing in the evening , when she delays it until later . |
| 30 | Hurdler Lesley Anne Skeete from Swindon is one of the country 's most experienced competitors … she 's competed in the commonwealth games and the world championships … |