stiff competition

collocation in English

meaningsofstiffandcompetition

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stiff
adjective
uk
/stɪf/us
/stɪf/
firm ...
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competition
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofstiffandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstiff competition

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Mendilow also sees thisstiffcompetitionbetween equally matched contenders as leading directly to the misconceived "reform" of direct election of the prime minister inaugurated in 1996.
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The liberalisation of the air transport sector and thestiffcompetitionbetween airlines has caused serious problems by eroding safety standards for passenger aircraft.
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The award of this contract againststiffcompetitionis a major success.
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In this field we compete directly with industrial competition, and it isstiffcompetition.
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We now facestiffcompetitionin foreign markets.
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It reflects also thestiffcompetitionthat nursing, as an increasingly graduate profession, faces in the employment market.
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There isstiffcompetitionfor a place in the programme.
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The arrangement was set up also to enable industrial countries to restructure in the face ofstiffcompetitionfrom newly industrialised countries.
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There isstiffcompetitionbetween the world's great powers over who is to have the lion's share in managing and exploiting these resources.
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I fully recognise that many of the nationalised industries facestiffcompetitionfrom outside and within.
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As there isstiffcompetitionfor places in the programme, all the schools approved can be proud of their success.
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There really is prettystiffcompetitionin the motor car industry and also in engineering.
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There is somestiffcompetition, but no one doubts our capability.
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It is a question of industrial performance against somestiffcompetitionfrom other countries.
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There isstiffcompetitionfrom other employers for our top graduates, so we must and can do more.
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It would be doing very well, and would be making it against verystiffcompetition.
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We can see that working best in the fuel industries, where there is verystiffcompetition.
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