And that was never a sure thing because of competition for funds from other programs.

There were very few feature films, because of competition with the cinema.

Market share declined throughout the 1980s, in part because of increased competition from other budget hotels.

But because of increased competition, the sales potential for each drug would fall 21 percent to 32 percent by then.

Whether because of competition, tough times or both, that has changed.

And because of increased competition, the actual price for term life insurance has dropped by half in a decade.

"One benefit from this is that the cost has been cheaper than ever because of increased competition."

Even five years ago, he said, it was difficult to get a big turnout because of competition from other intellectual events.

When they do, it's usually because of heavy competition among many sellers.

No commodity has ever become more expensive because of increased competition.