rival

Since the acquisition, Nomura has continued to expand its international operations aggressively, recruiting teams of bankers from rivals.

Brocade earlier told Reuters that it plans to price its new 100 Gigabit Ethernet gear at a fraction of that of its rivals'.

With Citi's share-price growth lagging that of its main rivals, Mr Prince is impatient to turn things round.

But it may be coming too late to the party with a mid-priced phone that likely catches up to rivals but won't leave them in the dust.

However, the company will not insist on applying its own business model to markets it does not know, says Mr Ma, in a dig at US rivals.

After shooting a 65, he took a quick lead ahead of his South Korean and Australian rivals, only to cede his position on day two.

One of her rivals was the sitting governor, a man of far greater political experience.

But for small businesses with tight salary budgets, using pay to keep top talent from going to larger rivals is often a losing battle.

HKEx's market value of about $20bn is almost double that of its rivals in London and New York combined.

Critically, Ford's market share, unlike those of its Detroit rivals, seems to be stabilising, at around 14%.

But none of Alibaba's major rivals has so much of its equity in the hands of just a couple of big foreign owners.

"The 'lean, mean phone-making machine' that used to dominate the sub-$50 space has come under huge pressure from agile rivals, " he said.

IT HAD been purring along nicely, handling the twists and turns of the world economy, powering past rivals, inspiring envy.

We'll have to wait until then to see how Mango stacks up to its rivals' new software.

Perhaps more significantly, a host of other nations are also becoming more involved in trying to calm the two nuclear-armed rivals.

If anything, it has been better than its rivals in standing up to prying governments in both America and China.

That really brought into the question what is the fundamental nature of this relationship: are we enduring competitors, power rivals?

Wenger could not pick a winner amongst the last eight but he did suggest it would be one of his domestic rivals.

In his opinion, Galanz has a strong ability to independent innovation with the quality of its products superior to his Occidental rivals.

He appears to see opponents as rivals to be charmed. What he should see are enemies determined to destroy his presidency.

Pakistani officials, however, claimed that Hakimullah Mehsud was also dead, killed in a shoot-out with rivals for the leadership.

When Google launched the Nexus One in January, the company hit on an odd bit of marketing to distinguish the new phone from its rivals.

McDonald's has adjusted nimbly to the shift towards healthier food and its restaurants' average turnover is double that of rivals.

's status as the only Detroit auto maker to avoid a government bailout has helped the company outperform its rivals.

The reigning champions seem to be in control again after beating rivals Juventus to consolidate their power.

The fact that it's the derby against our local rivals, who are in a good run of form, makes it a very difficult game.

CNN, meanwhile, continues to lose out to its more strident rivals, in prime time at least.

The amount of money and effort required to grab them depends on how much your rivals are putting in.

Dell Inc is getting a marketing makeover, trying to shed its image as a cheaper alternative to rivals, Reuters reported Thursday.

Even now, the wily Zimbabwean liberation hero seems to be outwitting his rivals, mediators and enemies in almost equal measure.

The drop followed a month of attacks on the New York senator from her rivals and a heavily criticized performance in a late-October debate.

"Having a lead over your rivals is always better but it would be a really good moment to beat them, " he added.

However, it may prove difficult as the Gunners would not be willing to sell their man to potential Champions League rivals for next season.

Romney continues to have advantages over his rivals in terms of fundraising and a national campaign organization.

But it has failed to develop a strong brand of its own, even as rivals such as Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. have roared ahead.

Some casino operators may have no alternative but to sell out to healthier rivals as part of a broad consolidation.

Leading up to the earnings announcement, Google continued to gain ground on rivals.

Chelsea have also made enquiries but Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez did not want to sell Alonso to one of his Premier League rivals.

Apparently reckoning he would be unable to beat his Shia rivals, he decided to join them.

Websites that pay for content are understandably upset about losing a war to rivals that do not always do so.

Hollywood, like the record industry, is all about distribution, and now there is a distribution mechanism that rivals booth: the Internet.

Mr Ricci and his team had to move swiftly because rivals were circling, trying to lure away clients and star bankers.

And if it asked a supplier to pay for every click on its webpage, the company's rivals might click maliciously to raise its marketing costs.

Nissan has been a real beneficiary lately thanks to its small cars and a distribution network that reaches further inland than its rivals.

FOR better or worse, Mao Zedong usually came out on top, whether facing Japanese invaders, nationalist warlords or Communist Party rivals.

But if his wife or one of her Democratic rivals captures the White House next year, they promise a more skeptical look at trade deals.

As a result, the company believes that the more advanced chip-making technology gives it more than a year's lead over rivals.

Cathay, like most of its rivals around the world, is struggling to cope with one of the worst downturns to hit the airline industry.

Get into a price war. Companies frequently undertake suicidal contests with rivals in a desperate attempt to seize market share.

Google's costs have continued to rise sharply as the company seeks to compete with newer rivals.

In one sense, the bank has already done better than many rivals by the simple fact of being still in existence.

He came in second in recent parliamentary elections. Netanyahu wants centrist rivals to join him in a unity coalition.

Mrs Merkel has no serious rivals within the CDU except Mr Wulff, who will be a failed would-be president if he is not elected.

Talk to bankers and the conversation is as it always was - assertive, gossip-filled and permanently ready to bash rivals.

Profits fell in the first quarter from a year earlier, but by less than those of many rivals.

Schools and hospitals simply do not generate the kind of fast tax revenue and GDP growth needed to outperform political rivals.

Mr Xiao said he hoped participation in the project would help Chalco catch up technologically with its international rivals.

You and your crew must race in an all-out war for the city, risking everything to take over your rivals' neighborhoods one block at a time.

Companies could also use the money from a flotation to expand abroad more rapidly, or to poach talented lawyers from rivals.

Those, combined with its mobile application store, give it a more sophisticated content "ecosystem" than most of its rivals.

ZM they all say me to read the book at least, therefore, every encounter lesser rivals, he returned to me.

that of a dynamic winger, one who always plays fighting like a dog and one whose rivals are afraid of.

The company also has been able to steal share because its vehicles typically cost less than similar models from rivals.

Mr Souza, who always denied the accusations, said they were an attempt by rivals to smear him and that there was no evidence to back them.

I cannot say I wish him all the best because Milan are my rivals, but let's say I would like him to be top-scorer in the UEFA Cup.

Proponents of the defensive interpretation warned that Microsoft has a track record of trying to use its IE browser to hurt rivals.

The entrepreneur has often surprised business rivals by his ability to exert influence far beyond the confines of his prison cell.

From the time of Shang Yang onward, Ch'in's steadily growing power made it only a matter of time before it would triumph over its rivals.

It will not be much consolation for Shell that rivals, too, have their share of problems trying to do business in Iraq.

The Finn reckons his team has continued to improve in the last few races, but he feels its rivals have taken bigger steps forward.

The Viola are ready to offer the Italian international a long-term contract in a bid to beat their rivals to his signature.

He is quick and can hold the ball up well and he's got a great left foot - and that always makes things a little bit harder for his rivals.

How exactly he cultivated an information network remains a mystery, but rampant rumors claim that it rivals that of the Bothans.

He is now more popular among Democrats than when he left the White House, and more popular by far than his wife or any of her rivals.

One of his main Republican rivals, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, is also getting ready to unveil a plan.

The two fierce rivals, known as the "Battling Begums" and heirs to political dynasties, were freed to contest the long-delayed election.

The favoured strategy is to snap up a small bank, healthy or not, and turn it into a vehicle to scoop up failed local rivals.

The power of modern cell phones rivals that of desktops from just a few years back.

Many of its less successful rivals will have had 4G products in the market for at least a year by then.

Outraged as they may be with BP, rivals so far have done little to unwind the business partnerships that bind the industry.

The company emerged from that recession more profitable than ever and went on to outperform many tech rivals.

Barriers to entry are low: rivals can emerge with just a good idea and a little money.

Taobao says it has no plans to open showrooms to display other goods, but the manager of its new Beijing mall had a warning for rivals.

and if he investigates leaders of the Bush administration he would look as if he were conducting a witch-hunt against his political rivals.

For a start, Apple has had the tablet field to itself for a year, allowing it to refine its offering and raise the bar for rivals.

Nonetheless, UBS's rivals must be taking heart from the fact it managed such a smooth exit, finding buyers and keeping Beijing sweet.

Mr Wagoner noted Detroit's Japanese rivals had spent more than a decade trying to match its leadership in SUVs and pick-up trucks.

And while Starbucks has expanded so have its rivals. The firm's home market seems to have reached saturation point.

Not only does this deflect some of the heat onto the DPJ's rivals, but it may also put the DPJ in a stronger position after the elections.

Perhaps the most striking thing about Mr Jobs's reign, however, was his ability to see beyond the business that rivals were fixated on.

As an ever Champion of World Cup and EEC , we do not fear of any rivals .

When you think of the world's best business schools, you inevitably think of two great rivals: Harvard and Stanford.

At different times he and his campaign have blamed the liberal media, the Democratic machine and Rick Perry, one of his Republican rivals.

But investors grumble that the company's share price underperforms those of its European rivals by a large margin.

For the current leader, all indications so far are that Ms. Ri has no rivals.

The company compared the market-weighted growth of its main products and concluded that its brands were doing as well as most of its rivals.

In this it has plenty of company. Most of its main British rivals are also thought to be unprofitable, though hard data are scarce.

rivals that of flexographic label printers, while its high-speed direct-digital printing reduces turnaround time for labelling.

U. S. policy makers will have to hope one of its chief economic rivals steps in to pick up the slack.

Thirty years on, he remains one of the greatest heroes at Old Trafford despite playing in two periods for United's cross City rivals.

But his rivals and enemies have regularly underestimated him; and, in doing so, have made it all the harder to get him out of office.

Indeed, plenty of rivals are ready to snap up Google's user base at the first sign of weakness.

Having incurred smaller losses than rivals, it is still prepared to deploy risk capital where others fear to tread.

In McCain's first debate with Obama, the two rivals were asked what they would do to lead the United States out of its present crisis.

The emergence of a dozen rivals after spending seven years alone on the market was one.

And, he says, despite criticism over the economy, the prime minister is likely to retain his position as he has few eligible rivals.

in times of peace ( which never seem to happen in warhammer ) , these states are political rivals fighting over trade routes or land rights.

Acer appears prepared to undercut its rivals to reach that goal , as it did in the stiffly competitive PC market .

That said, Americans want a tough president, not a psychopath: some of her Republican rivals remain worryingly bellicose.

After all, China is expected to grow by more than 8 per cent this year, not bad in a year when virtually all its rivals are shrinking.

Despite the plains of their long-separated relatives, romantic rivals are the crafty hunter, Africa is still a good place to look.

The pricing in particular could be crucial in putting Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 back in competition with its smartphone rivals.

Its bold move is just one sign of growing fragmentation in a market once dominated by the Big Three and a small clutch of Japanese rivals .

(It was Vic Gundotra: read his account of the incident. ) This was in 2008, when Apple and Google were still allies rather than rivals.

Although this is low in absolute terms compared with the sums spent by rivals, Huawei's low-cost base gives it a distinct advantage.

StanChart, he said, had lost out to Asian rivals in battles to recruit bankers because the FSA code bans it from paying guaranteed bonuses.

boost Friday when one of his former rivals, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, endorsed him during a campaign rally in Portland, Oregon.

Such individuals are not yet on his teams, nor at any of his rivals, he said.

KP says its churn rate is well below that of its rivals, so it can invest for the long haul.

Rivals retort that only Google's name has become a verb, and that this reflects its vice-like grip on the market.

But Lenovo, which claims 9. 5 per cent of the overall PC market in India, will have to catch up to its rivals.

Mr Campbell raised more money than his rivals but had none of his own to contribute.

As well as base salary hikes, banks are once more offering guaranteed bonuses to staff approached with lucrative offers by rivals.

Like most of its rivals, the firm has passed some of the price increases on to its clients.

Usually all it wants is to have access to them (and see that its rivals do not).

Controlling that, he pointed out, would be very useful as a bargaining chip with rivals.

That has alerted Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez (pictured) who is now ready to try and nip in and beat his Premiership rivals to the punch.

Disgruntled customers tend to give vent on DVD rental comparison websites, rating Lovefilm's customer service below that of some rivals.

Hingis doesn't mind talk of her rivals. "So long as they're lower than me, I'm fine, " she said.

A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.

In a counterattack against its lower-priced fast-food rivals, Starbucks Corp. plans to roll out a second coffee brand.

the paper also analyses the inner environment of the company, and find out the strengths and weakness compare with the rivals.

Critics or rivals are trying to promote themselves and, in order to do so, take you down a peg or two.

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Manchester United's rivals he has no plans to take his foot off the gas as manager.

It has blown wads of political capital, but it is still better positioned to manage the "rise of the rest" than its rivals.

Unlike most of their Chinese rivals, they will be competing at the top end of the market, rather than the bottom.

But as this shows, hardware can hardly differentiate rivals anymore. It's up to the software to run the show.

And the fact that some of your finest achievements are aped by rivals does not make them sustainable.

Yahoo! , one of Google's biggest rivals, apparently thwarted in its own ambition to acquire YouTube, reportedly wants the latter.

But there was little doubt that he was referring to Mr. Romney, whom he views as one of his top rivals.

Yet his rivals in the DPJ, a good many of whom are lowly first-time lawmakers, seem to fear a general election as much as he does.

My motivation was to do it better than a tiny handful of people I considered to be my rivals.

He excoriates Congress and his Democratic rivals for failing to force the president's hand by denying funding for the war.

It is further proof that the sub-continent's companies are ready to take on foreign rivals.

The Radicals, their traditional rivals, had the misfortune to be in office during the crash, and voters have never forgiven them.

Many of these cases appear to have come to light only after rivals or disgruntled associates leaked accusations on the Internet.

Netanyahu wants centrist rivals to join him in a unity coalition.

The factory refit and the move upmarket was a response to competitive pressures that have driven many local rivals out of business.

Along with its rivals, General Motors and Chrysler, Ford has seen this year's rising petrol prices push Americans out of large vehicles.

From its very beginnings it was in clover, a state-licensed predator in a land empty of private rivals.

Rumours of its problems were swirling around Wall Street and its rivals had stopped doing business with it.

More than any of her Democratic rivals, Mrs Clinton has striven to neutralise the Republicans' advantage here.

Firms often aim to restrain their rivals by tying them up in lawsuits or forcing them to make concessions to appease regulators.

It blamed increased competition in the market, and also admitted it had suffered for raising prices earlier than its rivals.

The plan is supposed to describe how the company will become self-sustaining and better compete with foreign rivals.

His rivals had two alternatives, to be exiled, or to be killed.

AC Milan are ready to beat rivals for Parma midfielder Luca Cigarini by moving for the player in January.

Two years after he outlined his theory, it is still a touchstone in design circles for discussing Apple and its rivals.

Liverpool are as much of a mystery as a menace to all rivals in the Champions League.

Liukin and Johnson have been friendly rivals the last two years, with Johnson winning almost everything.

It has displaced rivals to become the language of diplomacy, of business, of science, of the internet and of world culture.

Or so critics of Microsoft and Intel used to say, citing the two firms' supposed love of monopoly profits and dead rivals.

Pressure has never been greater for investment pros to keep up with competitors, encouraging them to ape their rivals' trades.

The marketing coup was devised entirely by Hyundai's U. S. managers and likely helped the company outperform its rivals during the downturn.

NOL stayed firmly in the red through the first quarter of the year, despite some of its biggest shipping line rivals returning to the black.

If the malfunction is corrected, the launch will boost South Korea's confidence as it attempts to catch up with its rivals.

Nokia blamed aggressive pricing by rivals, such as Samsung and Motorola, which have been trying to maintain sales in slowing economies.

He also has no established donor base, and any campaign would start months behind those of rivals.

Investment banks have been able to slash costs more quickly than commercial banking rivals by cutting bonuses and firing staff.

Analysts say the dearth of homegrown rivals to Google could also undermine any move to take regulatory action against the company.

This was not the final conflict between the two rivals, but it broke the back of Macedonian power.

First Rand recently won a banking licence in India and the bank's South African rivals are also eyeing similar opportunities.

What are Renault doing better than their rivals, bearing in mind that all teams had to cope with a new engine and new regulations?

The same approach has now been adopted by at least one of KKR's rivals, the Carlyle Group.

Still, some of the personal melons grown in his test fields can develop a texture and balance of flavor that rivals even the best Jubilee.

Are China's hydropower construction companies ready to compete with their rivals on world market ?

Most of Toyota's rivals are expected to post higher sales compared to a year ago.

The bank needed capital and he raised $50bn from investors earlier, and on better terms, than many rivals.

A fight has already broken out over whether it has the right to install its own antennae in roof spaces being rented by its larger rivals.

Blackstone has nonetheless managed to perform better than many of its rivals over the past two years.

Some of those rivals have narrowed Apple's lead or even surpassed the company by some measures.

Any innovation achievement outweighing the rivals can push the enterprise into a express-way of development.

Losing Lennon to their bitter rivals would be a huge blow to Tottenham fans, but Martin Jol may take a more pragmatic view.

Actually, the existence of rivals is not always unfavorable.

Cold war rivals Taiwan and China have been separately governed for the last century except for a brief period after the second world war.

At Wimbledon, the two rivals played one of the best matches ever, and even though he was only a point away from winning, Federer lost.

As the two firms' investment banks were crunched together, over a third of those units' employees were either laid off or left for rivals.

Soon, however, strong-willed personalities asserted themselves, and this FDR-era "Team of Rivals" dissolved into a bickering bunch.

Players are expected to call penalties on themselves, shake hands with rivals and "act like gentlemen" .

But he also said the crisis could "accelerate our growth-drive" as weaker local rivals failed.

In Europe the only schools that could call themselves rivals were the London Business School (LBS) and IMD in Switzerland.

British universities have done well in it so far, against often better-funded rivals.

Opening up to foreign rivals is, of course, an excellent way to foster competition in cloistered domestic industries.

that politician was attacked by his rivals who accused him of having an affair with his secretary , considered a bimbo by many.

It has the biggest slice of that market but is losing share to Apple, RIM and rivals using Google's Android operating system.

With the market changing so quickly, our export commodities must be constantly upgraded to have a competitive edge over those of our rivals.

Like that of its rivals, Sun-Times's advertising revenue is drying up. It is expected to fall by 30% this year.

Within a few years Free's rivals had all introduced similar bundles at around the same price.

The reformers were to prove less keen on murdering their rivals than was the Roman church, but not much more tolerant.

As a supporter, he is likely to be far less enthusiastic than his Democrat rivals about cutting back financial commitments to the military.

Lucas was sent off as Liverpool lost at Merseyside rivals Everton in the FA Cup last season in one of his lowest experiences.

So courtesy of President Obama he has another string to his bow that may help distinguish him from potential Republican rivals.

Such candour endears her to business partners and foreign rivals.

S. Steel is more likely to be hurt in the long run by substitute products than by its immediate steel company rivals. U.

Apple's rivals responded yesterday with Google, Motorola and Verizon Wireless unveiling the next generation of the Droid-branded phone.

"Our main rivals in emerging markets are manufacturers in places like India and China, " he said.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have had a contentious relationship as political rivals.

Is always better than rivals, ahead of Newman to attract younger age groups it is advantages.

It provides much-needed capital, and has been prepared to invest where timid Western rivals prefer to stay away.

He did not even mention regional rivals like Tokyo, Singapore or Seoul.

Change says it agrees with its Kurdish rivals on territorial goals but would be better at achieving them.

Each time the company launched a new marketing program, its rivals will follow suit immediately.

Now it was the weapons of finance that he used, cornering shares and launching blistering bear raids to beat off equally merciless rivals.

Chindia's complementarities explain why these two massive developing economies have not emerged as major rivals, as might be expected.

Now that the company has established the tablet market, more rivals are racing to come up with devices of their own.

Like most of its rivals, Goldman is a difficult institution for outsiders to understand.

The Citi portfolio includes loans used to finance acquisitions by Apollo, Blackstone and TPG, as well as debt in their rivals' deals.

Some smaller rivals with a focus on emerging countries or niche markets fared better than big Wall Street firms.

Where once Mr Brown seemed to have no internal rivals, the ministers who could have finished him off now have a stronger hand.

The group's share price has been becalmed, like that of rivals, for the past two years.

Redondo has been delighted with the style of the Argentinian team but a little disappointed by their ancient rivals Brazil.

In the late 1990s, the party began to admit entrepreneurs into its ranks, partly in a bid to co-opt potential rivals.

The debate was almost certainly the last time the two rivals would meet face-to-face before election day in just under three weeks.

HTC's decision to release so many new devices may be a strategic move to help it compete against rivals like Apple and Samsung.

For the moment, Republican John McCain has an advantage over Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

China rivals the U. S. as a carbon emitter, despite having low levels per capita, but now has domestic interests to slowly make changes.

But such an exit could only happen if China Mobile were to lose market share to rivals - an unlikely scenario.

It also shows how the Japanese have realised that such foreign firms can be useful partners as well as deadly rivals.

Nokia has fared better than many rivals during the recession, but it too has been hit by a sharp decline in consumer spending.

News Corp started turning MySpace into a music-oriented site after its rivals Facebook and Twitter eclipsed its popularity.

Analysts do not expect rivals to make inroads on its tablet supremacy until next year at the earliest.

Mr Cain's rivals do worry, though, that his scheme will introduce a new federal revenue stream, in the form of a sales tax.

In this little group of rivals, they alone have ditched the person who led them at the beginning of the campaign.

Google also says that linking prominently to its own services over those of rivals is good for consumers and not malicious.

However, with only two wins in their previous 11 meetings against perhaps their fiercest rivals, Japan knew they were in for a tough test.

Dell spokeswoman says the company is focused on profitable growth rather than undercutting rivals to gain market share.

This reflects worries that the company has become excessively bureaucratic, hampering its ability to respond quickly to rivals.

Ever-present is the threat that if US-influenced institutions do not provide money for development, geopolitical rivals will move in.

If women at campaign rallies are any gauge, Villanella rivals his wife in popularity.

He is Iran's most polarising president in decades, and has spent much of his five years in office at loggerheads with his rivals at home.

But it also makes sense not to have controls so onerous that your own companies cannot compete with foreign rivals.

A week after the event, some political rivals have accused Mayor Bloomberg of over-reaction.

They are going to blow their rivals out of the water with a new marketing strategy.

But one of his rivals for the Republican nomination refuses to acknowledge that he is a Christian.

That takes two or three decades of growth. Then, yesterday's allies can become today's rivals.

Unlike most of its rivals, it has been able to invest heavily in the hope of accelerating the process.

So until there is a major leap for the better in the search experience at its rivals, Google is not going to be replaced.

Its Japanese rivals Suzuki and Nissan have bypassed China as an export base in favour of India, where factory workers earn half as much.

And their voyage to Taiwan is being portrayed as the latest sign of improving ties between the long time political rivals.

The company's rivals have been given permission to resume drilling on existing operations.