vigorous competition

collocation in English

meaningsofvigorousandcompetition

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vigorous
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/us
/ˈvɪɡ.ɚ.əs/
very forceful ...
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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 ofvigorousandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We believe in pursuing avigorouscompetitionpolicy.
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The director general concluded that he did not need to intervene to improve the alreadyvigorouscompetitionin the market.
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Even though this leads to customers and suppliers becoming interdependent, it is nevertheless the task of government to encourage avigorouscompetitionpolicy.
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It will promote morevigorouscompetitionand reduce the burden on consumers.
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An important way of encouragingvigorouscompetitionin the brewing industry is to give regional brewers the chance to expand.
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Let no one say that if we force upon industry a morevigorouscompetitionit will be disastrous.
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The best spur to top management isvigorouscompetition.
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But that does not mean they should not be subjected tovigorouscompetition.
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I give this picture to emphasise the extreme and intensevigorouscompetitioninto which we must enter if we are to maintain our position.
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It needs morevigorouscompetitionat home, not less.
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At the same time, there isvigorouscompetitionin the package travel industry.
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We in retailing and distribution are invigorouscompetition.
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We have run avigorouscompetitionwhich is now reaching its closing stages.
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The underlying objective of competition policy is to contribute towards those goals by fosteringvigorouscompetitionwherever possible.
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It occupies a key position, but the industry has to meet severe and veryvigorouscompetition, notably from the oil and electricity industries.
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The harm, apparently, was that there wasvigorouscompetition.
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We shall, in due course, choose the most competitive bid from thevigorouscompetition.
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If there were free andvigorouscompetitionin the retail of petrol there would be no such need.
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The combination ofvigorouscompetitionand a tight money policy will make it increasingly difficult for those settlements to be passed on in higher prices.
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The third essential if we are to succeed in our object of combining expansion with price stability isvigorouscompetition.
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