He said maintaining their independence would not be possible in the face of the formidable competition a merged ITV would pose.
In the face of such formidable competition from dirty energy sources, for which the market is already rigged, uncertainty over the federal tax credit for clean energy exacts a toll.
SodaStream's machines will soon face some formidable competition, however.
Moreover, the Ghent cotton industry faced the formidable competition of the British, and Flemish woolen producers had lost the advantage to those of Verviers and northern France.
Companies with stables of famous consumer brands face formidable competition today from companies like Wal-Mart and the Target unit of Dayton Hudson that had once been thought of as customers.
("Jerry Springer," anyone?) And the show will face formidable competition from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil and "The View".
But they will face formidable competition from Nairo Quintana of Colombia, who showed climbing prowess and tactical savvy while beating Contador and Porte at the Tour of the Basque Country in April, and the rising French star Thibaut Pinot, team leader on FDJ, who captured a Tour stage last year.
Apart from its unlikely name of Stan, it is about to face formidable competition from the world's largest and most aggressive player in video-streaming, the US giant Netflix, which launches in Australia next month.
Like his peers elsewhere on Wall Street, Wong feels that while Intel will make some headway in the low end of the Local Area Network equipment market, it will face formidable competition higher up the food chain.
But in its period of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, "The Goldbergs" will face formidable competition, he added, from returning series: "NCIS: Los Angeles" on CBS, "New Girl" on Fox and "The Voice" results show on NBC.
