Sentence examples for attempt to compete from inspiring English sources

Rather than attempt to compete, many mines simply shut down.

"I think it will be difficult for Yahoo to attempt to compete with them.

The Nokia purchase was a futile attempt to compete in smartphones, which Nadella opposed.

They also attempt to compete with other males by poaching mates for brief affairs.

The report said Chinese officials interpreted this as an attempt to compete with their authority.

Bloomingdale's ran ads last week linking style and value in what seemed an obvious attempt to compete.

East-West wisely subsided: an attempt to compete with three clubs would probably have failed by two tricks.

The unwritten story is of a third unwinnable battle, the attempt to compete with his former friend.

There is no attempt to compete with the Met itself or to try to anticipate the sensations promised by the museum.

"One of the reasons for the economic crisis in Greece is because of their attempt to compete with Turkey in terms of defense expenditures," Mr. Bagis said.

The acquisition of Multimap is an attempt to compete with Google, whose Google Maps and Earth dominate the online mapping and location market.