The phrase "appearance of competition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there seems to be competition, even if it may not be genuine or effective.
Example: "The company created an appearance of competition to attract more customers, but in reality, they controlled the market."
Alternatives: "illusion of competition" or "facade of competition".
And although this arrangement helps promote the appearance of competition in its most pristine state, plenty of commercial maneuvering is still going on behind the scenes.
Analysts argued that Mr. Sobyanin, who was all but assured of victory, wanted Mr. Navalny's candidacy to create an appearance of competition and add legitimacy to the race.
Authors Guild president – and fantastic writer – Scott Turow says the US "government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.
Scott Turow, president of the Authors Guild, argued in a letter that the lawsuit was "on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition".
Scott Turow, the president of the Authors Guild, warned in an open letter last month that the Justice Department was "on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition".
A result, the suit said, was they were paying prices that were higher than necessary because of a series of carefully orchestrated steps that created the appearance of competition when, in fact, Marsh was arranging a corporation's coverage based on which insurance companies paid it the most.
There are other plant plant interactions besides direct competition that can result in the appearance of competitive advantage.
Many observers long ago wrote off A Just Russia as "pocket opposition," devised to give the appearance of political competition where none existed.
While lawyers often take a conservative approach to this Clayton Act issue, counseling against cross-directorships if there is an appearance of dampening competition, this provision of the Clayton Antitrust Act is seldom enforced and often inadvertently violated.
Herath, making his first appearance of the competition in place of Ajantha Mendis, produced a superb spell – claiming five for three in 3.3 overs of imperious left-arm spin.
Even as some suspect a Kremlin ploy to create the appearance of electoral competition, Mr. Navalny's campaign has now, unexpectedly, emerged as the most significant test for the Kremlin since Mr. Putin returned to the presidency last year amid a wave of protests against Russia's authoritarianism and endemic corruption.
