In fact, said Philip Whyte of the Centre for European Reform, "the word competitiveness seems to have become a substitute for that of imbalance." ❋ Stephen Fidler (2011)
The net change in American competitiveness is zero. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Rather than deal with this dangerous lack of faith, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are concentrating on what they term a competitiveness pact, but which is essentially a budgetary straitjacket that governments on the periphery of the eurozone are to be strapped into. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Politics Obama used his State of the Union address to urge the nation to meet the challenges of a global economy, framing what he called a competitiveness agenda. ❋ Unknown (2011)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to ask the nation to meet the challenges of a global economy, framing what he called a competitiveness agenda that includes traditional Democr atic proposals like increased education spending, alongside gestures to Republicans seeking deep budget cuts. ❋ Jonathan Weisman (2011)
Paul, who entered the draft after his sophomore season at Wake Forest, says his competitiveness is the result of growing up competing against his brother C.J., who played at the University of South Carolina-Upstate. ❋ Unknown (2005)
LEMONICK: Well the president in the State of the Union message proposed what he called the competitiveness initiative. ❋ Unknown (2006)
That anxiety is one of the key reasons the president launched in his State of the Union what he calls his competitiveness agenda, a series of modest proposals designed to keep America the economic leader. ❋ Unknown (2006)
And the president is basically continuing to promote what he calls his competitiveness initiative, which he outlined during his State of the Union Address. ❋ Unknown (2006)
That anxiety is one of the key reasons the president launched in his State of the Union what he calls his competitiveness agenda, a series of modest proposals designed to keep America the economic leader, and it's also aimed at the psyche of worried Americans. ❋ Unknown (2006)
But he's not real physical, his competitiveness is a question mark, and he just doesn't make decisions quick enough in his own zone, leading to some bad giveaways. ❋ Unknown (2002)
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to ask the nation to meet the challenges of a global economy, framing what he called a competitiveness agenda that includes traditional Democratic proposals like increased education spending, alongside gestures to Republicans seeking deep budget cuts. ❋ Unknown (2011)
But their notion of what constitutes appropriate measures is severely constrained by their determination to protect what they call the competitiveness of all sectors of NZ industry. ❋ [email protected] (2010)
Focuses on competitiveness, which is a code word for deregulation. is listed as the organization releasing the report. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Short-termism has resulted directly or indirectly in corporate earnings games, the deferral of investments needed for long-term competitiveness and the transformation of investment and commercial banking from a capital-facilitating agency service business into a principal proprietary trading business. ❋ Unknown (2011)
"A lot of euroland's enhanced competitiveness is going to come at the expense of the U.S.," says Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"We are confident it will enhance long-term competitiveness of the C-130 and assure its production for decades to come." ❋ Santanu Choudhury (2011)
[Sorry] to get so [serious] during [the game], I'm just really competitional. ❋ Go Tampa Bay Buccs (2011)
I went to this party and there were all these dumb girls trying to [hook up with] my boyfriend...but [clearly], one look at my buxsome [breasts] said there was no competits. ❋ Kerriswheel (2011)
They are very competitive. ❋ KawaiiAnime (2003)
I'd rather live in a city that hasn't sold it's soul to developers and the real estate market that grows slowly over a city that sold out to get everyone to move there. I'd rather work for a company that didn't sell itself to grow bigger over one that did but became [profitable]. I'd rather [be me] than you or somebody else, no matter who hates me for it. How can anyone like someone [uber competitive] who will become anyone or anything to win at all costs? ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)
Example # 1
John and Sam paid to see the football competition for their entertainment.
Example # 2
Joey could not win the essay competition for a college scholarship. [Joey's] [early life] is now ruined.
Example # 3
Being a programmer in the 90's was great. [Twenty years] later though, because of high competition, it no longer pays as well. ❋ Bankrupt_Spetsnaz (2020)
No wonder he/she wasnt thought of as fun to take to parties anymore by the people who [once thought] he/she was (some had never thought that he/she was fun to take anywhere or be around), he/she really thought of life as nothing but a competition, and had come up with spiritual answers to everything that other people didnt think were competition in life despite not really believing in any of [the bullshit] answers himself/herself. One thing a competitive person doesn't get is how much loss their is in a war that is considered won by the group that calls themselves the winners, they're too focused on the winning part to get it, despite claiming to be somehow deeper thinking than other people (depth is also no good if it turns into competitive bullshit). Focusing on something besides winning would actually cause them to look at negative things in themselves and other people and wonder if they're really such a winner that they claim to be, or whether it's just everybody else that is [the bully], or the [self-serving] asshole, or the narcissist, or the negative influence. ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)
Girl: Why are you so [competitous] when it comes to car subwoofers?
Guy: I needed [fifteens] to make my [Geo Metro] the shit! ❋ Bahbahbooy (2006)
jerry-"want to play competitive?"
mike-(*[slaps] [jerry] in [face]*) ❋ Unforgive (2019)
No wonder he/she wasnt thought of as fun to take to parties anymore by the people who [once thought] he/she was (some had never thought that he/she was fun to take anywhere or be around), he/she really thought of life as nothing but a competition, and had come up with spiritual answers to everything that other people didnt think were competition in life despite not really believing in any of [the bullshit] answers himself/herself. One thing a competitive person doesn't get is how much loss their is in a war that is considered won by the group that calls themselves the winners, they're too focused on the winning part to get it, despite claiming to be somehow deeper thinking than other people (depth is also no good if it turns into competitive bullshit). Focusing on something besides winning would actually cause them to look at negative things in themselves and other people and wonder if they're really such a winner that they claim to be, or whether it's just everybody else that is [the bully], or the [self-serving] asshole, or the narcissist, or the negative influence. ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)
The pros warned the competition how much they liked [the flavor] of [nubcake] [xp] ❋ ScegfOd (2008)
