German railways, for example, are entirely state-owned, and the law not only prevents competing railroads but severely restricts coach services and limits competitive trucking.
But as Gatlin rounds himself into race shape, shedding 20 pounds since the fall to slightly less than 190, he faces limited competitive options.
We hypothesize that evolution of grazing bilaterians prior to 555 Ma caused perturbations in sediment stability and DOC concentrations, which limited competitive exclusion and allowed for diversification of Ediacara-type organisms, as exemplified by fossils in the taxonomically and ecologically rich localities of the White Sea assemblage.
Initially, the microbes may live by mutual co-operation, but, at a stage when local concentrations are high or resources are limited, competitive interactions do occur [2].
Geographical monopoly limits competitive contracting, for which issues on quality of care are addressed by hospital accreditation and other quality incentive mechanisms.
Similarly, with high variance in mutational effect, there can sometimes emerge new antigenic types, too distant from the existing population to suffer limiting competitive pressure.
Does he want to make France more competitive, or limit competition?
Any retreat from our national and state efforts now not only would harm students but would limit our competitive position in the global marketplace.
Several consumer groups called yesterday for greater regulation of the industry, fearful that a bankruptcy filing by WorldCom would limit the competitive choices that have steadily lowered the cost of long distance in recent years.
By acting ahead of GM, Ford is trying to limit any competitive advantage GM could gain through a government-dictated restructuring.
