These are just some examples of Israeli over-competitiveness in action.
"Over the last 19 months, we have worked to reshape and transform our company – sharpening our competitiveness, taking actions to improve our profitability and returns, and investing in our future," said president and CEO Jim Hackett in the release.
Mr Osborne said that to avoid decline, the EU must expand free trade, increase competitiveness and take action to ensure that member states cut their deficits.
HBO, unable to credibly promise either excellence or competitiveness, instead promised action: it would be Pacquiao, with his "blistering combinations," against Ríos, who "walks through punches".
"All you need is a ball and a stick, add on a field and kids gravitate toward its action and competitiveness," he said.
BT: "We would be concerned if the benefits – particularly in terms of market access and competitiveness, and valuable EU level action on trade and competition policy, and the single market – were to be jeopardised by a renegotiation of competences where this substantially risked unravelling the existing balance".
Initially, EC president José Manuel Barroso spoke optimistically, talking of a "marriage" between climate action and economic competitiveness: a demonstration that environmental action does not have to cost the Earth.
Participation in urban and rural grassroots elections could be considered as a form of pro-establishment action, but the competitiveness of village election makes it more tolerant on villagers with anti-establishment tendencies.
Without decisive action to raise competitiveness in southern European countries, any other efforts will only serve as a short-term Band-Aid for a poorly healed injury.
I am prepared to work with leaders in Congress to create a bipartisan joint planning group -- perhaps through the existing Joint Economic Committee -- to better coordinate action on overall competitiveness and anti-poverty priorities.
