Sentence examples for means rival from inspiring English sources

For Japan, marred by two decades of economic stagnation, the little-reported exodus of engineers means rival Chinese firms are getting an injection of the technology and skills behind "made in Japan" products.

The shift into consumer healthcare comes as the pipeline for blockbuster drugs has dried up and many best-sellers are coming off patent, which means rival manufacturers can begin offering cheaper generic versions.

Sometimes "racing" occurs, which means rival couriers are upping the same release onto the same site at the same time.

With Rangers due to reform as a new company it means rival clubs will have to vote on whether to readmit them to the Scottish Premier League.

This means rivals including the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian and London Evening Standard websites are likely to lose access to video of top-flight football highlights.

That means rivals like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore are likely to catch up quickly with London, which has regained its footing since the darkest days of the credit crisis but is expected to expand more slowly than in the recent past.

Sky's tactics on the climbs are obvious: set a pace that means rivals cannot attack, as practised in the past by teams such as Miguel Indurain's Banesto and Lance Armstrong's US Postal.

That means rivals like Spotify, Hulu and Scribd will have to fight back with deals of their own — and maybe even consolidation efforts through M&A at some point.

Liberalisation of the letters market has meant rivals have taken an increasing share of collection and sorting - especially for corporate mail, which accounts for around 85% of the market.

Of course, success will mean rivals, with deeper pockets, are casting a covetous eye in the direction of McKay, who is under contract for another season.

The deal, which means that rival brands to Penguin's Rough Guides and Eyewitness imprints, such as Lonely Planet, Bradt and Frommers, will not be stocked in the 265 stores, has provoked widespread outrage from writers.