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Nor does he doubt that competitive intensity, which is associated more with defense than offense, goes up significantly, also.

The rate reflects the depth of talent around the country and the competitive intensity it can generate.

Louisiana State players talked of being stripped of their competitive intensity.

However, many invitational tournaments mimic regional and state competitions in their competitive intensity.

"But without the competitive intensity that drives people to adopt innovation, we wouldn't see these kinds of gains."

Disturbance also lessens the competitive intensity between plants, changes conditions in the environment, and alters the supply rates of resources.

Multimarket competition may result in the reduction of the competitive intensity among rivals, an effect known as mutual forbearance.

It draws upon industrial organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market.

"The fact is, they are losing money in inkjet, and maybe they'll have to lower their competitive intensity for now," Ms. Huske said.

He added: "The reason there is higher competitive intensity in the United States is that there are fewer restrictions on the ways businesses can organize and compete."

Alliances become a way of shaping competition by decreasing competitive intensity, excluding potential entrants, and isolating players, and building complex value chains that can act as barriers.

Combine the adrenaline rush of the Grand Prix with the competitive intensity of a globe-trotting, high-stakes reality show and compelling personal stories and mysteries, and you've got "Drive."

"Certainly, there is no threat in the near term, but over time this increases the competitive intensity of the business," said Edward Greenberg, a telecommunications analyst for Morgan Stanley & Company.

After the 1995 season, Schwantz retired from the Grand Prix circus, partly due to nagging injuries and partly because losing the one great rival that had fired his competitive intensity made him view his own mortality much more clearly.

To the Editor: Re "Tuning In to One Company" (editorial, Feb. 24): You underestimate the competitive intensity of audio entertainment today as well as the significant consumer benefits of the proposed merger between Sirius and XM.

Mr. Whitaker is a very driven man, not given to cuddliness, and his competitive intensity has been reflected in recent scoops including an exclusive with former President Clinton and the first print interview with John Walker Lindh, the American caught in Afghanistan.

If that is so, it is due to the tournament's geographical reach (64 teams drawn from all over the country), a competitive intensity arising from the knowledge that each game could be a team's last, and the Cinderella factor - the tournament's flair for producing dramatic endings and spectacular upsets.

He was picked ninth over all by Anaheim and is considered ready for the N.H.L. Dumont, an 18-year-old left wing, wasn't rated this highly early in the season, but his value rose through the winter and spring as scouts witnessed an increase in speed and competitive intensity.