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They were tough, honest competitors and had a lot of ability.
In corrupt markets and public bidding processes, inefficient firms and dishonest bidders have major advantages over honest competitors.
It's a great get-rich scheme for those at the top, but a stay-poor scheme for the workers at the bottom, and a lose-your-business scheme for honest competitors.
It's also important to note that the unscrupulous ones force their honest competitors to choose between cutting the same corners to keep up or losing market share and perhaps going out of business altogether.
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Plymouth-based Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte says she no longer sees world champion Yuliya Efimova as an "honest competitor" following her doping ban.
"I used to really respect her as one of my strongest competitors and it was a great rivalry between us, but I don't see her as a true honest competitor any more," added the Lithuanian.
Roughly a year ago, the outfit was reported to be in talks with Unilever about a potential tie-up; soon after, Unilever opted instead to acquire Honest competitor Seventh Generation for $600 million.
On the rosier side of our hypotheticals, some small business owners might be thrilled to have their less-than-honest competitors forced to compete on a more level playing field, not with workers who accepted below-market rates because it was all they could get while working illegally.
And if we're being brutally honest, her competitors' parts can be boiled down to: sexy (Vera Farmiga); sexy but misguided (Maggie Gyllenhaal); sexy but brittle (Anna Kendrick); and sexy and foreign (Penélope Cruz).
I agree wholeheartedly with Judge Campbell's assertion that "the public interest may favor full and honest competition, but MDY ultimately is an exploiter, not a competitor".
With a reputation as a tough but fair competitor, plus a direct and honest approach to the media, Webber's time at Red Bull has been characterised by an uneasy relationship with Vettel.
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