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How to use the word compete in a Sentence? Page #11

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Republican Trump is president because of this group of voters, the strike has become a symbol for how the U.S. might compete in the global economy.

Harley Shaiken

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We basically compete in an ecosphere that's got five entities in it. There's UPS. There's DHL. There's the U.S. Postal Service. And now increasingly, there's Amazon.

Frederick Smith

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

She got injured several times, especially in the lower part of the body, which is very annoying because you can't do anything, basically, you can't do sports and it delays a lot the moment when you'll be able to compete again.

Patrick Mouratoglou

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I just focus on trying to be 100% ready for it, when I arrived here, my goal was to produce a chance to compete for the big thing again. Here I am.

Rafa Nadal

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It means everything to me, how many times in our lives or in our careers do we have a chance to really do something great ? These guys are building an arena for us to compete in. Im traveling across the world in the biggest fight that I can get, and going out there to do something thats never been done. I have an opportunity for greatness, and Im approaching it that way.

Dustin Poiriers

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

For me, I think it just shows that I'm capable of playing with the best -- I got a set off Serena Williams, had Serena Williams close in the second set, too. Had some chances. For me, it just gives me a lot of confidence, shows me that I can compete out on the biggest stages. Just keep my head down, I'm ready to go back to work.

Caty McNally

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Nick Kyrgios can compete hard against( the Big Three) because there's no blow to Nick Kyrgios ego to lose, but if Nick Kyrgios is playing someone ranked a little lower, and Nick Kyrgios's obviously trying Nick Kyrgios hardest and Nick Kyrgios's losing or Nick Kyrgios possibly could lose, then Nick Kyrgios just goes in the tank and Nick Kyrgios's got that excuse for Nick Kyrgios ego.

American Arias

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It became clear that we would not meet the DNC's polling threshold, thus we would not have been invited to the fall debates, as a result, I don't believe we can compete for the attention and exposure needed to have a reasonable shot at the nomination.

Jay Inslee

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country. Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country. Now in one way I'm honored by that, but in another way it makes it much harder to export goods, you understand. ... It is much harder to compete. We had literally the strongest dollar in the history of our country.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Our Embassy will continue working with you to ensure that U.S. firms compete on a level playing field. My team at the Embassy stands by ready to help, we look forward to your continued success in India.

Kenneth Juster

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm not in government to compete in a popularity contest or worry about my image.

Sergio Moro

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It's not easy, because here in the Pacific for us, especially Pacific islanders, we have limited competition, because we need to find funding to travel overseas and compete.

Derek Sua

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Kind of helped me realize to compete for every single point and not really take off any games, take off any points.

Jessica Pegula

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

They do not have to compete to generate the pancreas, and then, these other species of cells can then contribute a large proportion of cells that generate a particular tissue or organ. Otherwise, thats not very likely.

Ronald Parchem

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The dollar is very strong. The country is very strong, it's a beautiful thing in one way but it makes it hard to compete.

Donald Trump

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I have a super competitive drive and I have worked my life, everything, to get where I am at, to compete with the pros and I just won't let anybody take that away from me.

Jagger Eaton

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Indeed, the district court itself recognized that administration's decision allows junk insurance to compete directly with comprehensive, Affordable Care Act-compliant insurance plans, that result subverts the health care protections of the ACA. Junk insurance, no matter what it's called, is an inferior and hazardous substitute for comprehensive coverage.

Margaret Murray

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Capitalism forces nations to compete for market shares, natural resources, and human capital. Less obvious so, they also compete for names, brands, and terminologies.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

added by Woman of Tao
5 years ago

Condescending. We dont want to spoil anything, we want to take care of our own, and they are great teams. But we expect to play with them and compete with them and win those games. Thats why were here. We are not looking to spoil anything.

Jimbo Fisher

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

You said we do not consult data to compete with other sellers online. You do collect enormous data about prices, (and) what's popular, you're saying that you don't use that in any way to promote Amazon products? I remind you, sir, you're under oath.

David Cicilline

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

What I like about what's happening with these Facebook hearings is it's forcing regulators to provide certainty for us, that's going to help the United States compete in the blockchain sector.

Bill Shihara

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We don't want a handout, we don't need that help. We just need a level playing field to compete.

James Litinsky

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We find it very hard for gas or anything else to compete with the opportunity created by the electrification of trucking.

Ned Harvey

Found on CNN
5 years ago

United States's dirt-cheap to produce regular natural gas, united States's pretty difficult to compete with gas coming out of the Permian Basin.

Ned Harvey

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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