serious competitor

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandcompetitor

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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competitor
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tər/us
/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/
a person, team, or company that is competing ...
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(Definition ofseriousandcompetitorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This alternative hypothesis does not make a sociological explanation aseriouscompetitorfor the explanation of theistic experiences.
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But ex post prioritarianism entails a claim which is too implausible for it to be aseriouscompetitorto utilitarianism.
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Considered singly, none of the above terrestrial species appears aseriouscompetitorfor the brockets.
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It is clear that air power is now aseriouscompetitorto sea power.
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It is a veryseriouscompetitorwhich must be faced.
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His mostseriouscompetitor, the off-sales department of the on-licence will be able to do so.
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Then we had the war, after which road traffic became a veryseriouscompetitor.
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If equity is to be an important consideration, the general grant cannot be regarded as aseriouscompetitorto the percentage grant.
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Are we not beginning in this debate to overlook not only a possibly moreseriouscompetitor, but a possibly more profitable market?
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Over the last three years coal has kept roughly in step with the increase in the price of fuel oil, which is its onlyseriouscompetitor.
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Mercury is established as aseriouscompetitorand has installed a national digital network that exceeds the company's coverage by far.
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Diesel engine technology now produces fewer emissions, better acceleration times and higher top speeds, and is aseriouscompetitorwith electric trains.
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Although predators typically avoid one another, if a prey item is under dispute or aseriouscompetitoris encountered, displays of aggression are common.
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As a result aseriouscompetitorhad arisen for the steam locomotive industry.
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From then on, the company was aseriouscompetitorfor the transatlantic trade.
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The company grew to become aseriouscompetitorof the more established publishers in the audiobook business.
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