Sentence examples for preemptive competition from inspiring English sources

These interactions range from settlement cues and facilitation by "promoter" CCA species to settlement inhibition, preemptive competition for space, and overgrowth of smaller coral colonies by "inhibitor" CCA species.

Transmitted messages are non-preemptive.

We find that greater patent effectiveness, more competition, and large firm size are associated with greater preemptive non-use relative to commercial use of patents.

Our model also considers business competition by specifying the minimum fulfillment levels of DRs and the preemptive priorities between goals.

We then test the discriminating effects of patent effectiveness, competition, firm size and fragmentation of patent rights on the likelihood of preemptive patents.

Analysts believe this is a preemptive move on Software.Net's behalf considering that the company is likely to face increased competition from mail-order retailers who are moving towards the Internet and potential upstarts who can set up shop thanks to low barriers to entry.

Defensiveness, a preemptive fear of being mocked?

Preemptive action can make a difference.

Con Edison announced probable preemptive power outages in Manhattan and South Brooklyn.

It is not a preemptive concession in some arcane negotiation.

Is a "prevent defense" anything like a "preemptive war"?