Sentence examples for lessen competitive from inspiring English sources

Competition policy emerged in the United States in the late 19th century, when it became apparent that competition was prompting larger firms to try to lessen competitive pressures through the formation of cartels, with detrimental effects on smaller firms and consumers.

Meanwhile, a group of Republican Senators has raised an alarm about "undermining the diversity of the Federal contracting base and lessening competitive pressure on larger Federal contractors".

"At the conclusion of its investigation, CCCS has found that the Transaction is anti-competitive, having been carried into effect, and has infringed section 54 of the Competition Act by substantially lessening competition in the ride-hailing platform market in Singapore," the agency wrote.

One ray of light from the new government, according to Wilkins Kennedy, is the social responsibility bill announced in the Queens speech which may see a ban on selling alcohol below cost price and lessen the competitive pressure from supermarkets.

SIR —You erroneously argue that increased equality between teams lessens the competitive edge of the athletes.

There are practical steps that investors can take to avoid falling afoul of anticorruption statutes and to lessen the potential competitive disadvantage of abstaining from corrupt practices.

Among the types of behaviour it investigates are abuse of a dominant position involving anti-competitive practices that "substantially lessen competition in the market, or are likely to do so".

For example, it has been suggested that reducing the amount of social comparison in the classroom by avoiding competitive environments may lessen the BFLPE [ 4].

"Our competitive advantage is that we can lessen the pain unlike any others for certain businesses".

But movements to lessen the intensity of sports, whether at the highly competitive or theoretically recreational levels, face a mighty obstacle: parents.

The hiring comes as DreamWorks Animation looks to lessen its dependence on animated movies by branching into the competitive world of children's television.