"He had the style and the savvy, the experience, the determination - everything that goes into making a great competitor," Niekro said.

The combined company would make a particularly strong competitor in Europe.

His extreme fitness combined with team tactics made him a fearsome competitor.

When it comes to advertising, the combined resources of the two companies would make a more formidable competitor for Google.

That makes the new daily newspaper a competitor.

Company officials said it reflected their efforts to make the company a global competitor.

The agreement would make the combined group the world's leading truck manufacturer and a powerful competitor in the automobile market.

Her possessiveness makes a competitor of any woman to whom Paul is sexually attracted.

I think we still have a ways to go to make ethanol a major competitor to gasoline, but this is serious progress.

The changes were intended to make the channel a greater competitor against 7mate, which has a similar scope.