Sentence examples for competitive officials from inspiring English sources

The port here already hosts some of the bigger cargo ships but can do so only at high tide; to remain competitive, officials say, it needs to be dredged about five feet deeper so those ships can be loaded around the clock.

The authority could also win still more money in competitive grants, officials said.

Whole Foods and Wild Oats need to combine forces to remain competitive, company officials maintained.

The technology makes it easier for new potential suppliers to make bids, making the market more competitive, company officials said.

Many of the companies that received the licenses never started operations, as the industry was already very competitive, government officials said.

Competitive balance, officials feel, has suffered because of payroll disparity, reducing the chances of half the teams or more for postseason appearances or success.

Balancing Competition Baseball officials are concerned about competitive balance.

The sport dates from the 18th century; and, although some gymnasts participated at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1956 in individual and group exercises, it was not until the 1984 Olympiad that individual competition became an official competitive event.

Those changes may have kept the prices of e-books higher than they might otherwise have been in a fully competitive market, the officials said.

If the expected revaluation of the renminbi, the Chinese currency, makes exports less competitive, then local officials and mainland companies may collude to ignore laws and ensure that labor costs stay low.

Mr Cárdenas says that the maize market is competitive, but other officials express worries about market concentration.Fortunately for the government, the tariffs have been removed while prices are at record levels.