Sentence examples for fierce applicants from inspiring English sources

Competition is fierce: applicants with a 2 2 might be accepted if they also have an MSc or PhD qualification in the specialism they are applying for.

The competition was fierce, thousands of applicants, a handful of places.

Competition is fierce – only 7% of applicants in Helsinki were accepted this year, leaving more than 1,400 disappointed.

Amid fitful economic recovery and the fierce competition of over-qualified job applicants, prospects appear grim.

The competition for jobs at Google is fierce, and only the most qualified applicants catch on with the company.

Competition is fierce - in 2007, Marriott had 3,800 applicants for 80 places - but it still came as a bit of a shock to Crouch when he was rejected.

So, with competition fierce, how can you stand out from other applicants and get the first job of your dreams?

But with fierce competition among universities to secure the highest quality of applicant (and that goes for research talent too) – even Smith admits: "If I were up against some of them I don't think I'd stand a chance".

These institutions face fierce competition in coming years, as a falling birth rate produces too few applicants for too many places.

In fact, as lesser private schools engage in an increasingly fierce price war to fill seats, even elite private schools that are flooded with applicants use their big endowments to offer hefty subsidies to enroll students they desire most.

There are typically two applicants chasing every course place, but in Sheffield the competition is even fiercer; for the 87 places on Sheffield degrees this year there were about 950 applicants.