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Abolishing customs duties would reduce the ability of governments to interfere with economic development; they would have to
compete
to attract investment to their territory instead of posing obstacles as they do at present.
Along with tighter margins, low-cost financing, and cheaper materials, this allows Chinese firms to
compete
for projects with tenders for as little as half the price sought by their Western competitors.
European universities, recognizing the reputational gains associated with ERC grants, have started to
compete
for them, leading to greater awareness of the need to nurture the talented younger researchers in their midst.
Do countries really
compete
economically, in the way that they do militarily?
Countries
compete
for internationally mobile capital.
This is clear when countries
compete
for an individual investment project.
So it made sense for countries to
compete
vigorously for such foreign investors: they offer not only capital, but also new technologies.
Nobody cares much, or if they do, they view dollar decline as good news for exporters and wonderful news for firms that
compete
with imports.
But, though she outperformed the men in her recruitment class academically, she was unable to
compete
for promotion.
If the EU mission is to
compete
successfully against Lebanon’s Islamists and populists, it must start thinking seriously about a social agenda that appeals to the poor.
As a result, although Latin Americans can vote in a more democratic environment, they can’t
compete
in a globalized world.
“Being at the heart of the global financial system,” he said, “broadens the investment opportunities for the institutions that look after British savings, and reinforces the ability of UK manufacturing and creative industries to
compete
globally.”
But it is clear that financial firms
compete
with others for resources, and especially for skilled labor.
If America is to be great, as Trump has promised, it needs to build more future-oriented industries that can
compete
globally – and that can provide jobs to American workers.
While al-Qaeda and extremist movements have used this forum for many years, further poisoning the Muslim public’s view of the West, we in the West have barely even begun to
compete.
Let’s assume, I said next, that Nicholas and John own two small firms that
compete
with each other.
With its investments in such dual-use technologies, China is seeking more than to
compete
commercially with the US; it is also seeking greater military and geopolitical power.
Moreover, like managers everywhere, their responsibility is great, making their positions less secure, while companies must
compete
for the relatively few good ones, driving up their price.
While intensely nationalist movements such as Mussolini’s fascists and Adolf Hitler’s Nazis did
compete
with one another over who was more genuinely fascist, they ultimately united to oppose the liberal order.
Monopolists may have much less incentive to innovate than they would if they had to
compete.
They are targeting some of the highest-value fish in our waters, leaving their Somali counterparts to
compete
over lower-value fish.
A poor country can easily
compete
with Sweden in a wide range of manufactures; but it takes many decades, if not centuries, to catch up with Sweden’s institutions.
Until brought to a level where they can
compete
in international tournaments beyond Africa, women’s soccer teams will continue to struggle.
These unfair trade practices have a devastating impact on the income and living standards of farmers in South America, Africa, and Asia, who are unable to
compete
with their richer, coddled rivals.
In order to
compete
with China’s export-boosting public-private schemes, other Asian countries are now pursuing similar policies.
Another promising development is bioplastics, which have begun to
compete
with petroleum-based products in certain short-lifespan applications – such as packaging and agriculture – over the last two decades.
After all, even though Microsoft has a monopoly of primary sales of its software, copies sold in 2007
compete
with those sold in 2006.
If Microsoft’s new software had to
compete
successfully at least against its old software, we would know the world was improving.
More and more, politics looks like a rigged system whereby members of the same political class
compete
for jobs, rather than for the victory of ideas, or on behalf of larger collective interests.
Russia is no more able to
compete
with Western technology and capabilities today than the Soviet Union was when it collapsed under the stress of its arms race with the US.
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