international competition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinternationalandcompetition
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international
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
involving more than ...
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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 ofinternationalandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinternational competition
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Many of them feel threatened by the forces ofinternationalcompetitionand a globalised culture.
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Second, most research has focused on what governments do: they attract capital, they respond to the pressure ofinternationalcompetition, and they cooperate.
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Arguably it was the real changes in the economy - weaker unions, greaterinternationalcompetition, higher productivity - that constituted the principal agency of growth.
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Because they endured longer than other national institutions, they more easily attracted direct finance sheltered from the winds ofinternationalcompetition.
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Nationalism andinternationalcompetitionquickly dissolved the rigidity of the feudal stratification system.
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Escalatinginternationalcompetitionand humiliations symbolized, in particular, by unexpected defeats in wars (which inspired autocratic authorities to attempt reforms) trigger social revolutions.
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Political constraints may arise in countries where the taxed sector is dominated by private enterprises and faces stronginternationalcompetition.
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This accomplishment mainly resulted from the imposition of a very tight monetary policy, combined with the delayed effects of opening the economy tointernationalcompetition.
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Besides the established cotton textile industry, other light manufacturing industries like sugar and paper emerged and grew, protected frominternationalcompetitionowing to the war, depression and tariffs.
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Internationalcompetitionat that stage was, however, hindered by the lack of common international standards that could facilitate judgement of bank quality.
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First, they had to face a new economic policy environment which moved from an inward-looking, protectionist model, to the opening of the economy tointernationalcompetition.
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In view of the objectives of this article, this coverage is advantageous because large banks are more likely to be subject tointernationalcompetitionand regulation.
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The object was not simply to enforce a cost-discipline on the supply side throughinternationalcompetition, but also to narrow the difference between domestic and world prices.
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Internationalcompetition, the harnessing of diplomatic and military resources to archaeological work, and the dovetailing of private and public interest added up to a substantial programme of public patronage.
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Consequently, it is crucial to continue adopting an approach that protects these services, particularly by protecting them frominternationalcompetition.
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That, however, is not enough at a time of intenseinternationalcompetitionlike the present.
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The challenge of increasinginternationalcompetitionrequires an appropriate response.
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How can we prevent unbridledinternationalcompetitionfrom systematically favouring producers who are the least respectful of indispensable social and environmental standards?
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