Example sentences of "to compete against [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government has announced plans for local housing authorities to compete against each other for part of the money they need to renovate their stock . |
| 2 | On the one hand , the British Government is championing the idea that currencies and economies should be left to compete against each other within a system which encourages both monetary co-operation and national autonomy . |
| 3 | ZOLA Budd-Pieterse of South Africa and Mary Decker Slaney are likely to compete against each other later this year . |
| 4 | Hardraw is a friendly little place , particularly on the day of the annual brass-band contest when bands from all over Yorkshire and beyond come to compete against each other and the treeless side of the little valley is carpeted with supporters and spectators picnicking oil the grass and the ringing of the sounding brass echoes from the steep gillsides . |
| 5 | The justification is that it is undesirable for domestic firms to compete against each other in overseas markets : national welfare is enhanced if they maximize their joint rents . |
| 6 | Well , the Gold Cup meeting may be over for another year , but two of the most popular racehorses for decades were back at Cheltenham today to compete against each other for charity . |
| 7 | Our house system means that girls get to compete against each other in a healthy way . |