competitive race
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompetitiveandrace
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competitive
adjective
uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving ...
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race
noun
uk/reɪs/us/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
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(Definition ofcompetitiveandracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In fact acompetitiveracebegan.
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We do not want acompetitiveracebetween businesses.
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The marathon race is divided into two sections: thecompetitiveraceand the non-competitiverace.
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Moreover, in late capitalist society, it is ideologically significant that metaphors for activity and success should have developed into the highly elaborated theme of acompetitiverace.
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In our opinion there can be nocompetitiveracein the safety sector.
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Our own increasing military power involves acompetitiveracein armaments and inevitable war.
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Certainly, we cannot acquiesce in the possibility of thecompetitiveraceof armaments beginning again.
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In due course the companies would lose thecompetitiveraceand finally reach the bankruptcy courts.
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Coal is going to maintain its position in this co-ordinated butcompetitiveracefor efficiency.
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This must not lead to acompetitiveracefor improvement in all industries, or its purpose will fail.
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He completed his lastcompetitiveracewas at age 72.
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The reason why we want to proceed with space development is to keep ourselves ahead technically in this highlycompetitiverace.
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Without that facility the most heroic effort of its workers will not enable it to stay in thecompetitiveracefor much longer.
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It is not feasible to have buses chasing along streets hunting for passengers in acompetitiveraceor free-for-all.
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On top of that, there is an inspection regime, which is intended to keep teachers on their toes in thiscompetitiverace.
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Businesses which do not modernise their offices with the attention they devote to modernising their factories are likely to fall behind in thecompetitiverace.
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He won his firstcompetitiveraceat age 12 in 1881.
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This resulted in acompetitiveraceof six major candidates for the four spots.
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He planned to bring home acompetitiveracecar which he could use.
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Lines of coins are found on the tracks incompetitiveracemodes.
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The riding was predicted to have a verycompetitiveraceand was too close to call.
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Leading statesmen in all countries know that arms are no remedy and no solution, but leave matters worse than they were; yet thecompetitiveracein armaments continues.
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If that is true, we are not goading them into acompetitiveraceof armaments, for what we do can have no effect on their policy.
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She remained in training for two more seasons but was less successful, winning only onecompetitiverace.
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Drivers originally believed that it would be acompetitiverace, but soon found out that passing would be very difficult.
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