"The environment is very competitive, very competitive," Ruiz told investors Monday.
Many Brazilians I spoke with said it's just part of their nature, that they're not competitive (tell that to fans of opposing soccer teams), and that they'd rather chase "green field" – or, as they say, "blue ocean" – opportunities.
"He's incredibly competitive," Rex Nelson told me.
"Forest Lawn was very competitive," Carvaly told me, over lunch at the SteamPunk Café, not far from the crematory.
These reforms were agreed to make the Greek economy stronger, flexible and more competitive," he told the Greek newspaper Realnews.
He asked if I meant the Hillary Clinton, and I said yes. "Now, don't get all nervous and competitive," he told me.
Meanwhile, German voters, who went through a painful period of restructuring in the early 2000s to make their economies competitive, are told that such policies are inappropriate when applied elsewhere.
The board decided that such an endeavor would be competitive and told Mr. Weill that, if he left early to pursue it, he would have to forgo some retirement perks.
It's just the commitment from the government to work with the whole of the automotive industry to make sure that the whole automotive industry in the UK remains competitive," he told World at One.
"It became obvious that we are quite competitive," Archibald told BBC Scotland afterwards.
