adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a competitive edge (= something that makes a person or business able to compete successfully against other people or businesses )
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He believes investment in new technology is the only way for the company to maintain its competitive edge.
a competitive environment
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Our business has to operate in an increasingly competitive environment.
competitive instinct (= an instinct to compete against others and try to win )
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He now channels his competitive instincts into his job.
competitive sport(s) (= in which people compete and try to win )
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Competitive sport teaches valuable lessons which last for life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Naturally, it is always our aim to keep our premium rates as competitive as possible.
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Manufacturers will perceive natural biological processes as competitive and inspirational, and this will drive manufactured processes toward biological-type solutions.
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Finally, then, let us consider the stereotype of women as co-operative and men as competitive .
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But golfers are as competitive as athletes in other sports.
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Further, some one as competitive as Master James in as many fields puts additional strains on himself, particularly on his joints.
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If alcohol misuse affects your business, it could mean that you aren't as competitive as you might be.
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Fazisi was not as competitive , maybe due to the Soviet crew not being used to such advanced technology.
fiercely
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Watch out for a fiercely competitive range of unmetered access plans that include telephone charges.
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Before Alan, it was just the two of them sparring over terms, a competition between two fiercely competitive players.
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What about fiercely competitive schools which encourage academic self-assertion?
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In my heart I was fiercely competitive: I wanted to be the very best at anything I cared about.
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They are often fiercely competitive , and have a vested interest in establishing a reputation for reliability to both employees and employers.
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Rivals also seem to be smarting from a fiercely competitive Christmas.
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The Bank has to butter up both investors and intermediaries because it is in a fiercely competitive international market.
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Our country is engaged in a pitched battle in a fiercely competitive commercial world.
highly
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He guided her through a leading fashion school and she established herself in a highly competitive industry.
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But consumers have a highly competitive marketplace on their side.
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Other Areas are in the throes of heavy training schedules and will create a highly competitive spirit in Portlaoise.
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Other highly competitive companies are now moving in the same direction.
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A.R. Getting into drama school is highly competitive and requires an audition and interview.
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Not only may cooperation be discouraged, but most classrooms are highly competitive and individual effort is rewarded highly.
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Sport at the University of Ulster is available at all levels from recreational to highly competitive .
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The aviation world today is highly competitive .
imperfectly
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When an industry is imperfectly competitive we say that each firm in the industry enjoys a degree of monopoly power.
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The reason is that the distribution of imperfectly competitive firms across countries can now shift to accommodate differences in factor endowments.
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Second, what is the effect of having imperfectly competitive permit markets?
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What is more likely is some increase in competition within an imperfectly competitive market.
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This chapter analyses government policy towards private sector firms that are necessarily imperfectly competitive .
increasingly
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Training for partners and staff is necessary and costly although important in an increasingly competitive market.
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Warner Digital Studios is one of a handful of studio in-house operations that have entered the increasingly competitive visual effects business.
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The continuity of such investment is key to the generation of consistently improving operating results in increasingly competitive markets.
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Finally, it is essential to develop more cost-effective rockets in an increasingly competitive international market for commercial and scientific launch services.
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In an increasingly competitive market, there is evidence of quantitative and qualitative success.
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Conditions of service are attractive and increasingly competitive .
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They were, however, undergoing significant change in response to an increasingly competitive and volatile business environment.
intensely
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A case involving the intensely competitive newspaper industry demonstrates what may happen.
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All season these Bruins have been intensely competitive and highly vulnerable.
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He is intensely competitive , she is not.
less
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For the present, what is needed most is more cooperative work, and less competitive philosophising.
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For example, regulation may bring benefits in terms of consumer protection but add costs by making firms less competitive .
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A lower dollar also makes their products more expensive and less competitive abroad.
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In a free market, polluting coal-fired power stations and unpopular nuclear ones should be less competitive because of rising environmental costs.
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Increasing wages soas to give greater net disposable income increases costs on the international market and makes our goods less competitive .
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Those that start off high can become less competitive over time.
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Slightly less competitive than a Hillman Hunter and a good deal less reliable it has yet to race.
more
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The economy is now both more open and more competitive .
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Far more than the usual call for school reform to produce more competitive workers in the global economy.
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Certainly both the chassis and V6 engine have known more competitive days.
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Computer networking companies have been consolidating rapidly as the industry becomes more competitive and demand for products increases.
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The mortgage market has become a more competitive arena in the years since the early 1980s.
most
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However, they normally obtained the most competitive prices through cooperatives and the volume of business through them was very large.
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There are Green candidates in only five of the 22 most competitive districts.
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The most competitive firms providing the best service at the lowest price are the ones which should prosper.
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Physical education classes were difficult at times, for Sean performed poorly in most competitive games.
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It is also rated the most competitive newly-industrialised economy by the World Competitiveness Report.
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Bulk-buying has made the supermarket the most competitive in its field.
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Until the autumn he was paddling about twice a week and most competitive activity has been running and squash rather than paddling.
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They are hard-won credentials that show outstanding strengths in some of the most competitive business sectors in the world.
perfectly
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In a perfectly competitive industry, the market solves two connected problems.
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And a difference between price and marginal cost can make behavior very different from that in a perfectly competitive model.
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Unfortunately from this point of view not all industries are perfectly competitive .
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Our concern in this chapter is with the functioning of perfectly competitive markets.
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In practice, the conditions for perfectly competitive labour and product markets do not apply.
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Suppose that the union lifts the level of wages above the perfectly competitive market clearing wage, thus creating some unemployment.
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Each market is a free, unregulated market and is perfectly competitive .
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The neo-classical view is that a perfectly competitive economy always tends towards its full employment equilibrium position.
very
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This is largely because of faster construction and very competitive pricing which have made contractors more vulnerable to the financial effects of disruption.
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Forest trees live in a very competitive environment, unlike your garden.
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Ordinarily, I don't feel that me and my friends are very competitive .
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Although they are at dramatically different stages of deployment, they are expected to be very competitive .
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Although the overall price is very competitive , a home system should be better geared for games.
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We did, and we were very competitive after that.
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Premium rises had been achieved in some areas, but other sectors had been very competitive .
■ NOUN
advantage
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The e-university must be clear on its values and the source of its competitive advantage .
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The main competitive advantage of the firm is the relatively low cost of the labor force both for production and design.
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These linkages provided a source of new competitive advantage for the entire corporate system and threatened the foundations of powerful national firms.
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Aiding the domestic industry to gain or maintain international competitive advantage has never been an explicit expectation.
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These will ultimately result in competitive advantage .
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They seek short-term competitive advantage even when it leads to long-term suicide.
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The result is an unfair competitive advantage .
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Communications among individuals are often blocked legally by governments and illegally by enterprises to protect competitive advantages .
bid
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Moreover, departmental rivalries are endemic in the style of central government whereby competitive bids are made for limited financial resources.
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A top prison official ordered the contract approved without competitive bids and went to work for VitaPro several months later.
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A Court Scheme is not a practical option where one or more competitive bids may be made.
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Virginia -- $ 119. 4 million of Series 1996 general obligation refunding bonds, via competitive bid .
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Thursday San Antonio -- $ 51 million of Series 1996 securities, via competitive bid .
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Typically, public agencies have to secure competitive bids for any procurement contract over a set amount-say, $ 5, 000.
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There was -- Diamond interests received a 25-year extension on the contract to manage Old Tucson, without a competitive bid .
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The government last August said it was axing the contract because it was too expensive and was awarded without competitive bids .
bidding
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No prices are written down and there is no competitive bidding .
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The agreement was cancelled because it should have been put out to competitive bidding .
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Its new approach of competitive bidding has already galvanized towns and cities into bringing forward imaginative proposals for regeneration.
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We will continue to extend City Challenge and allocate a greater proportion of resources by competitive bidding .
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But there is scope for competitive bidding in less ambitious projects.
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New York publishers echo accusations of a conflict of interest in the choice of Knopf without prior competitive bidding .
business
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In this highly competitive business , cost control is a major aspect of good management.
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But they are in a competitive business , under pressure from executive producers, sales managers, and sponsors to draw audiences.
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Male speaker It's a very competitive business .
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A Fortune 500 company in a notoriously competitive business sponsoring a workshop on fatherhood?
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Which, in turn, means we're able to offer our customers extremely competitive business rates.
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Maintaining order and routine within a minimally competitive business environment made for successful enterprises.
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They are hard-won credentials that show outstanding strengths in some of the most competitive business sectors in the world.
disadvantage
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The extent of the company's competitive disadvantage was revealed by internal and external benchmarking against sectoral best practice.
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These out-lets thus found themselves in a position of total competitive disadvantage .
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If they do so, however, this would put their own nationals at a competitive disadvantage .
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Students might also argue that this would put banks at a competitive disadvantage relative to other financial firms. 5.
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Banks from both countries were able to lend at low margins, placing rivals at a competitive disadvantage .
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Reserve requirements on banks will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage . 3.
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There's no competitive disadvantage for them in the Intel decision.
economy
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We must ensure that our students leave school functionally literate for a complex competitive economy . 2.
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Collectively taking care of our elderly provides a sense of community in our otherwise competitive economy .
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The policy has already paid handsome economic dividends: low inflation and a competitive economy .
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The neo-classical view is that a perfectly competitive economy always tends towards its full employment equilibrium position.
edge
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Mr Coleridge inherits a market that has made some sensible moves to improve its competitive edge .
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They would dilute the quality of his product, blunting a competitive edge .
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The research starts from the assumption that it is a product's competitive edge rather than its design perse that determines its performance.
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They achieve the competitive edge because everyone is helping to achieve it.
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It is also the sort of competitive edge that wins customers - and makes competitors uncomfortable.
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Great training for life in the U. S. Gives you that competitive edge .
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Runners are more conservative, instead of their heads they look to their shoes to give them the competitive edge .
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We have lost our competitive edge .
environment
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Today's anglers are fishing in a much more competitive environment than the greats of the past.
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Forest trees live in a very competitive environment , unlike your garden.
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It is good for staff, who can give of their best in a more competitive environment .
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High slack systems are those organizations operating with an abundance of resources in reasonably stable and minimally competitive environments .
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Guinness operates in a changing, dynamic and competitive environment .
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As noted earlier, public organizations in competitive environments often perform just as well as private organizations.
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In a competitive environment , Bristol is already well-positioned to attract new investment funds.
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Whatever the reason, the plethora of choices has increased the brutally competitive environment for fast-food restaurants in the past year.
equilibrium
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Since no Pareto gain is possible, the initial position - competitive equilibrium in both markets - is Pareto-efficient.
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First, they ensure that the initial position of competitive equilibrium is indeed an equilibrium.
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But in competitive equilibrium prices are performing a second role.
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We have now discovered that a competitive equilibrium in all markets would generate one particular Pareto-efficient allocation.
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For a competitive equilibrium , this line must be tangent to the individual's indifference curve.
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But there are many more allocations that are inefficient. 5 Under strict conditions, competitive equilibrium is Pareto-efficient.
industry
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In a perfectly competitive industry , the market solves two connected problems.
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He guided her through a leading fashion school and she established herself in a highly competitive industry .
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In a strongly competitive industry , high levels of skill and technology brought success for over half a century.
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That is the quantity of extra resources that a competitive industry would use because it has higher average and marginal costs.
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Imperfectly competitive industries are a source of market failure because free market equilibrium is no longer Pareto-efficient.
market
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Independent survival is achieved in the financial markets through success in competitive markets.
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Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to accelerate the transition of telephone and video services from regulated to competitive markets .
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Due to the competitive market in which we operate, this accreditation is very important.
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There, the first step was to abolish the agency, with the expectation that competitive markets would then develop.
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Suppose that the union lifts the level of wages above the perfectly competitive market clearing wage, thus creating some unemployment.
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The competitive market system also gives us a norm, or standard, against which the real-world economy can be compared.
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It is claimed that economic power is constrained by the competitive market .
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Hence, the equilibrium output in a competitive market is also identified as the optimal output.
nature
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Thirdly, the competitive nature of capitalism means that only the largest and most wealthy companies will survive and prosper.
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Chances are the competitive nature of state legislative elections will increase also.
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I also happen to possess a hugely competitive nature , especially when it comes to sport.
position
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It believes that this has added greatly to its competitive position in the market.
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Even putting up a sign with your company name will be wasted-if it is not the correct competitive position for the market.
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We have the ability to make additional capital investments to build on our strong competitive position .
pressure
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Unless the slope of the baseline drift is very steep the decline has few practical consequences except to sharpen competitive pressures .
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We live in a global marketplace, which puts enormous competitive pressure on our economic institutions.
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The competitive pressures we saw in 1992 as a result of the continuing over capacity in our industry will remain.
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After years of expansion, it is coming under competitive pressure to reduce costs.
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However, many regional brewers are now coming under increasing competitive pressure .
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Low inflation, competitive pressure and a continued focus on fiscal austerity depress projected raises, Hewitt says.
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I have discussed international competition, but of course there are also competitive pressures within the national economy.
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For the first time in 1993, the RBOCs confronted increasing competitive pressures in certain local services they had monopolized for decades.
price
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Call for first class cover at a really competitive price .
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Closing: I am sending along some paper samples as well as our competitive price sheet.
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It's well put together and retails at a competitive price for a four season bag.
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Advantages: Low overheads, so likely to offer competitive prices .
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However, they normally obtained the most competitive prices through cooperatives and the volume of business through them was very large.
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The Langstrasse is renowned for variety and competitive prices .
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From a busy garden centre, the company supplies roses, shrubs, trees and bedding plants, all at competitive prices .
process
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Similarly, it seeks to discover how efficient the competitive process is in weeding out relatively inefficient firms.
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However, I argued that we should not suppose that the essentially competitive process he proposed implies a competitive outcome.
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In our theory this is simply an example of the competitive process at work.
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Even though Darwinian evolution is represented as a competitive process , the outcome has often been that animals ended up working with each other.
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Organisations involve the juxtaposition of co-operative and competitive processes .
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The competitive process arises out of disequilibrium in markets giving opportunities for entrepreneurs to exploit their superior information and earn profits.
product
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First we look at external issues such as government regulations, competitive products , market conditions, and so on.
rate
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And our competitive rates mean your repayments are easy to manage.
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They pay interest on insured deposits and earn interest on loans to members at competitive rates .
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Commercial banks were now allowed to trade directly with overseas dealers at competitive rates .
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Credit unions already offer competitive rates on loans.
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The package will be offered at a competitive rate in the medium price range for such a product.
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But there's more to Girobank's service than competitive rates alone.
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Charges are £270 initial fee, £270 annual charge, and investment dealing at competitive rates .
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This is an independent, five-year parts and labour warranty, which is sold at a competitive rate .
situation
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Stress can easily be generated in a class by a teaching program, through the use of competitive situations , for example.
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Natural selection, the cumulative development of more efficient replicators in a competitive situation , is certainly an important factor in evolution.
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The competitive situation keeps the governing party on its toes and sensitive to the public's view of policy.
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But given our competitive situation , we had no choice.
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In a competitive situation , this would act as an effective discipline.
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You have a competitive situation , and that is all you need is to have a computer breakdown.
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But I've come to the conclusion that these are sometimes a bit astrological, particularly if you're in a competitive situation .
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This was a significant achievement in the highly competitive situation to which I have referred.
strategy
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There is one competitive strategy for each offering, ie each firmlet.
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The test of a competitive strategy is its profitability.
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Traditionally, key information about the business particularly information related to competitive strategy and financial performance-was considered confidential.
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It should focus upon understanding that structure in order to develop a competitive strategy .
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B Competition and competitive strategy 1.
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In their pure form they have neither corporate nor competitive strategies as defined above.
strengths
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Finance experts have a clear role to play, along with accountants, in improving the specification of market attractiveness and competitive strengths .
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Thus knowledge of competitive strengths and weaknesses will be an advantage in this situation.
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Interestingly enough, more and more information is now. available on a world basis about competitive strengths .
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The signals of changes in competitive strengths begin before any increase in sales and profits is seen.
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Indeed ideally it will employ more than one of the skills which one has recognized as being competitive strengths .
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Declining the chance to invest may result in considerable losses through lack of maintaining competitive strengths in the industry.
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These key strategic factors ought to be observable from a thorough analysis of market attractiveness and competitive strengths .
tendering
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Mr. Kenneth Carlisle Equipment procurement including development is already subject to competitive tendering wherever practicable.
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Indeed, the local strategists won approval for opting out of competitive tendering without having to approach the secretary of state.
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There are many benefits of compulsory competitive tendering in London, but many local authorities resisted it.
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As the Minister raises his eyebrow, I recommend my excellent speech on competitive tendering of 20 January in the House.
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Compulsory competitive tendering will oblige local authorities to bring in managers who demonstrate their ability to deliver the best services to tenants.
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We are touching here on the sensitive area of competitive tendering and of privatisation.
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Compulsory competitive tendering provides better services at lower cost to the charge payer in London.
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The Labour party is almost alone in the world in questioning the benefits of competitive tendering .
world
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There are just two firms which will bid, though the minerals extracted will subsequently be sold on a competitive world market.
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In a competitive world , most men dislike rivals, nonconformists, dissenters, and opponents.
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In a harshly competitive world there is little mercy.
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In this competitive world , the only source of job security is your ability to create value for customers.
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It was each for himself in a hard, competitive world .
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But in this keenly competitive world your crop may become more marketable the more information about it you supply.
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We live in an increasingly competitive world where good qualifications are a passport to success.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Amanda hated working in advertising - it was so competitive .
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Beth's so competitive , even with her friends.
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Call this number for our free catalogue of competitively priced software.
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Fiercely competitive at all times, Ravi is a difficult man to work with.
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I hate playing tennis with Stephen - he's too competitive .
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I think you'll find our prices are extremely competitive .
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In such a fiercely competitive environment, it's inevitable that some companies will go out of business.
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Long distance phone companies offer very competitive rates.
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Some U.S. industries are not as competitive as they have been in the past.
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The atmosphere at our school was highly competitive .
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The company offered a competitive bid for the contract.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another set of activities, which are physical but not competitive , are also often included in national sports participation surveys.
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Globalisation has been one factor forcing prices down, but privatisation and increased regulation have led to a tougher competitive environment.
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He is a selfish, competitive fighter who is totally calculating about how he allocates his time and resources.
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It is apparently a competitive oligopoly.
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The competitive situation keeps the governing party on its toes and sensitive to the public's view of policy.
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The company lobbied Congress in the hope of being able to buy it directly from the commission without competitive bidding.
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The main competitive advantage of the firm is the relatively low cost of the labor force both for production and design.