The intensity of competition heightens and subverts everything from body image to early-morning light.
But it is also a place of fierce competition and heightened tension.
This year, the competition is heightened because of a relatively short window between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
High oil prices; limited space for expansion of existing airports; rising demand for air travel; cut-throat competition and heightened security demands all present unique challenges".
Coos Bay's wood-shipping industry, as well as its fishing, has declined in the face of foreign competition and heightened environmental regulations.
JD.com's rise in China has largely been unstoppable, though its newest quarterly earnings report fell short of Wall Street expectations, owing in part to heightened competition from rival Alibaba.
Its results have weakened as the company faces significant declines in traffic, heightened competition from its rival, Best Buy, and others and a weakened brand position.
The one-child policy has heightened competition.
Competition is further heightened because applicants are increasingly qualified.
Strong growth heightened competition and made lenders more confident, says William Ford of MIX.
