Sentence examples for impeded competition from inspiring English sources

From the ratepayer's perspective, complaints abound that recovery of stranded costs has impeded competition in some areas.

The Justice Department, in its brief filed this evening requesting an expedited appeal, said Microsoft had "engaged in practices that have seriously impeded competition and have had a substantial anticompetitive impact on innovation in the personal computer industry".

Others in the industry think more sector-specific rating agencies will emerge.Ironically, the only power which America's SEC really has over rating agencies is to designate which ones are acceptable and for three decades that has effectively impeded competition.

But the Justice Department took snapshots of the local markets, and because the companies were not already competing, it was unable to conclude that the deal would impede competition.

Two years ago, regulators blocked Coca Cola's $2.4 billion bid to acquire the Chinese juice maker Huiyuan, saying the deal would impede competition in the beverage market.

It must also deal with all of the barriers that still impede competition and make it hard for dynamic firms to expand.Start with those finances.

Mr. Zhang sought to assure foreign companies that China, which is often accused of impeding competition by subsidizing state-owned enterprises, was open for business.

Since it is being manipulated to impede competition, the grace period needs to be fixed so that the production of generic drugs cannot be blocked by a single company that decides not to compete.

Britain's secretary of state for trade and industry, Stephen Byers, asked the country's antitrust regulators to investigate whether Lloyds TSB Group's proposed takeover of Abbey National would impede competition.

Formally known as an issues statement, it begins the process by which Deutsche Börse and Euronext must con vince the watchdog that their bids will not impede competition for share trading.

The agency's role is to judge whether a merger impedes competition, and, according to a senior regulator in the Bush Administration, it tends "to wait for a violation before it acts".