The phrase "as it competed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a competition or comparison involving something that is competing.
Example: "The team performed exceptionally well as it competed against some of the best players in the league."
Alternatives: "while it contended" or "as it vied".
Still, some auditors at Andersen concede that the tension has been especially intense at their firm, first as it competed against its sister consulting firm to make money and then after it was left the smallest of the Big Five when Andersen Consulting broke away to become Accenture.
For a while, Ford seemed to be the weakest candidate, as it competed against an alliance of G.M. and Fiat and an alliance of DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai Motor.
Dudziak shows that the cold war made the US far more conscious of how it treated people of colour at home as it competed with the Soviet Union to win non-white hearts and minds abroad.
This year, the N.F.L.'s Pro Bowl rating tumbled 45percentt as it competed with the first weekend of the XFL, the N.H.L.'s All-Star Game suffered a 37percentt drop and the N.B.A.'s All-Star Game rating fell 26percentt.
The nearly 6,500 agents were dismissed as Allstate was spending hundreds of millions of dollars to develop less expensive ways of selling insurance using the phone and the Internet as it competed with rivals like Geico, which uses no agents at all, and Progressive, which relies heavily on phone and Internet sales.
The Kaiser's Germany traded with imperial Britain just as it competed for diplomatic and military influence.
Gateway has reported losses in seven of the last eight quarters, as it competes against its larger rivals, Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard.
He could hard-wire his search technology directly into iPhones and iPads, giving him an advantage that Microsoft didn't enjoy as it competes on PCs with its own search engine, Bing.
Geopolitically, India will see Syria as an opportunity to strengthen its position as a potential security partner for Middle Eastern states (as it competes with both China and Pakistan).
Does your organisation work as distinctively as it competes?
But Tata will be held to much higher standards as it competes with the world's best.
