competitive situation

collocation in English

meaningsofcompetitiveandsituation

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competitive
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us
/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofcompetitiveandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In fraternals, however, an effort to out-strip the sib was the usual reaction in acompetitivesituation.
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Evolutionary genetics finds itself in acompetitivesituation, for funding and exposure, with other areas of genetics.
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Neither were there any signs of change in thecompetitivesituationwith regard to the number and location of private pharmacies.
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Thus, the relief expeditions were part of acompetitivesituationbetween countries.
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This means that, for any givencompetitivesituation, the probability of getting elected in a five-member district is higher than that of getting elected in a four-member district.
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Selfed and outcrossed parasites were thus in acompetitivesituationin the fish.
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Was that thecompetitivesituationin the world at large at that time or did it have something to do with contracts of individuals?
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The industry is in an extremely difficultcompetitivesituation.
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Therefore, it seems sensible that the policy in relation to miners' pay should take account of thecompetitivesituationof other fuels.
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We have also decided to provide acompetitivesituationfor the provision of plate for shipbuilding.
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But we are in very much a global situation—a globalcompetitivesituationwith an increasing degree of freer trade.
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The sooner that we can get to a morecompetitivesituationthe better.
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That is not acompetitivesituationfor the countryside.
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They are forced to do that to survive in acompetitivesituation.
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There has been a verycompetitivesituationamong the national boards for some time.
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Obviously one is talking about acompetitivesituation.
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There is a considerable difference between the issue of safety in acompetitivesituationand the same issue in a monopoly.
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But that system must be financially sound, be part of an integral transport network and not be operating in an absurdly antagonisticcompetitivesituation.
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If, at any future time, concerns arise about thecompetitivesituationin the airline industry, we have powers available under the competition legislation.
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They seem to feel that if money is put into acompetitivesituation, in which one company operates against another, great good will somehow result.
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