Sentence examples for element of competitiveness from inspiring English sources

"There's some element of competitiveness to it," Mr. Plaks said.

Continuous improvement in industrial processes is increasingly a key element of competitiveness for industrial systems.

"There's an element of competitiveness among top-tier pop stars to making bigger, flashier delivery systems for their music," Mr. Connaughton said.

In fact, in the minds of many managers, the ability to ratchet up customer service has become an essential element of competitiveness.

This, he announced, would cover "all elements of competitiveness", not simply labour costs and be spread over five years.The hesitations of the socialists are partly owing to divisions within the government, but also because of new worries about choking off consumer spending and thus growth.

It is well known that one of the most relevant elements of competitiveness at different levels from micro (single-firm) to meta (e.g., cluster and districts) and macro (entire regions)—consists of the capability of making reliable forecasts and measuring their impact on the performances of the organizations involved.

So certainly there's an element of that competitiveness.

A supply of many more people with qualifications in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will "have to be a big element of American competitiveness", he says.Businesspeople complain endlessly about public-sector education and training schemes.

* A key element of I.B.M.'s drive for competitiveness has been a five-year, $20 billion investment in new plant and equipment.

Creative competitions involve varying degrees of competitiveness.

That increases the likelihood of — and high expectations for — lots of victories, but when U.S.C. underachieves, you can't help wonder what elements of character and competitiveness the team may be sacrificing when it passes on certain second-tier prospects.