intense competition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintenseandcompetition
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intense
adjective
uk/ɪnˈtens/us/ɪnˈtens/
extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) ...
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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 ofintenseandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofintense competition
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The introduction of electricity swiftly generatedintensecompetitionand conflict in the labour market.
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Thus, larger trees may not be able to maintain compatible increases in crown area and width owing tointensecompetitionto attain the canopy layer.
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One near-permanent source of tensions was theintensecompetitionwithin the trade.
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Generally,intensecompetitiondoes not appear to have a beneficial impact on productivity growth for firms under strong ownership.
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There is a competition between cousins and close relatives; there is anintensecompetition.
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This is because the ethnic factions of the middle-class were inintensecompetitionwith one another for educational, employment, promotion and business opportunities.
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Theintensecompetitionwas detrimental to dyers' solidarity as well as their livelihood, but it benefited buyers.
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But in the face of increasinglyintensecompetitionin international markets, research into untapped indigenous knowledge has grown stronger in recent years.
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More important, it was becauseintensecompetitionexisted between different jurisdictions and between enterprises with different forms of ownership.
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This negative impact is not compensated for byintensecompetitionin the product markets.
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I believe this has been feedingintensecompetitionand fuelling reduced margins.
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And withintensecompetitionfrom cinema and television, the emphasis is now on fragmentary skits presented as self-contained units without the need to be placed within stories.
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Attempts to establish it academically were frustrated byintensecompetitionin the emerging local government 'market', and by rivalries among universities and academics.
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The use of new technologies allowed new producers to enter the industry without having trained extensively, and, along with the reduction in prices, led tointensecompetitionbetween producers.
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This overcapacity could also lead to moreintensecompetition.
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Among secondary manufacturers there isintensecompetition—so intense that it is probably more intense than in many other countries.
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We are doing our best to recruit staff but there isintensecompetitionfor labour in the areas concerned.
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There isintensecompetitionfrom local government and from insurance companies.
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