While welcoming the introduction of relegation to the league system, claiming "young lads need to understand how to cope with the fear of getting relegated", Martínez believes competitiveness is still lacking at under-21 level.
This lack of openness is "one of the reasons for the loss of competitiveness of Europe," she believes.
I know that many women are indeed very competitive, but I believe that competitiveness as a trait is essentially a male problem: first at the sexual level, and then also at an economic level.
The world's most economically isolated nations, like Pakistan and Syria, see no hope of catching up with their more economically advanced competitors, and those well on the road to global competitiveness, like India, China and Israel, believe more than ever that their economic potential must be married with military strength.
From a global competitiveness [standpoint], I believe we need companies of the size that they can compete with some of the large European [firms], and I think going forward, you're going to see more and more large financial institutions in Asia.
And despite the injury count, Powell believes its increased competitiveness this season will stand her squad in good stead.
Isn't that what your government believes: low wages increase competitiveness?
Silvie points out the dwarfing power of her mother's competitiveness many more times; indeed, she believes it to be the defining force in her life.
The Treasury believes the 2002 change boosts Britain's competitiveness and encourages multinationals to be based in the UK.
Like Ostick, Carreño King believes the CaliBaja Center will increase the competitiveness of the two countries with university and industry linkages.
