But its growth, at just under 12 percent for the third quarter, has been less than that of its larger competitors.

It was more profitable in 1990 than most of its larger competitors.

Their largest traditional competitor wouldn't even let me do that much.

How can he elbow his way among larger competitors from northern Europe?

That tactic has often helped to increase sales for a company fighting a far larger competitor.

During the late 1970s and the 1980s, these chains typically were either shut down or sold to a larger competitor.

Against their largest competitor they won almost, but lost 2-3.

"They were able to do it in a way that their larger competitors could not."

As his business was struggling against larger competitors, Armstrong had the time to take up this challenge.

The amount it spent to find that oil was much less than what its largest competitors laid out.