Example sentences of "be competing for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | MORE than 300 Whitbread Inns are competing for the Grants of St James ' Wine Awards . |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 3 | At least six types of microfloppy , as the discs are called , of varying size and format are competing for the market . |
| 4 | Six countries — Thailand , India Pakistan , Cuba Italy and Belgium — are competing for the site of the $50 million research programme . |
| 5 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 6 | For any given program there is an optimum or efficient memory usage for an environment in which many programs are competing for the limited available real memory . |
| 7 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Dozens of street musicians have been competing for the title of Britain 's best busker . |
| 10 | Brewers have been competing for the title of Best British Beer at the industry 's own version of the Oscars . |
| 11 | Farmworkers have been competing for the title of Britain 's best ploughman , and a place in the world finals in New Zealand . |
| 12 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 13 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 14 | I have no doubt that there will be special preparations and allowances made by police and spectators for the Marathon , in which I will be competing for the first time tomorrow . |
| 15 | SOUTH AFRICA , who will be competing for the first time , are to stage the 1995 Rugby World Cup . |
| 16 | It wo n't be competing for the same resources . |
| 17 | At Carrick the Ruffians will be competing for the Lipton Cup , while the cruisers will be in action for the Cardy Castle Cup . |
| 18 | Some 16 town criers from all over the country , including the world 's loudest , will be competing for the trophy . |
| 19 | The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Let us suppose your agency is competing for the account of a new skin care range . |
| 23 | This time an overseas crew from South Africa is competing for the first time . |
| 24 | Harry Holmes senior was competing for the last time , having raced thirty-seven times between 1933 and 1969 . |
| 25 | Vickers ' Challenger 2 was competing for the contract with the United States Abrams M1A2 and France 's Leclerc . |