Sentence examples for rivals effectively from inspiring English sources

Microsoft said on Wednesday that the European Commission had forced it to hand over trade secrets to rivals, effectively giving them a "free ride" on the work the software maker did to acquire new customers and develop new technologies.

If Friday's bombings were carried out by Islamic State group supporters, it could be intended as a dramatic signal to al-Qaida, the group's rival — effectively a challenge over turf.

Karimov is being castigated by critics for holding a sham election in which his rivals are effectively campaigning for him – but many voters are staunchly in favour of their authoritarian leader clinging on to power.

That's not to say that the Cronos chief executive Michael Gorenstein can't hit that target — but anyone buying his company's shares, or those of equally driven rivals, is effectively getting some greenhouses and nurseries, supply agreements and a lot of hope.

The rate each bank has to pay is in part a reflection of its financial strength, as viewed by its rivals - effectively how much it is trusted.

Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter praises the effort of his players after a 1-0 win over derby rivals Cliftonville effectively clinches their first league title success since 1997.

Clinton also has benefited from skepticism among many fund-raisers that any of his Democratic rivals could effectively challenge President Bush in November.

They don't need intermediaries, they don't need to travel long distances; they can now differentiate what they sell, they can access clients all over the planet, thus successfully competing with their big rivals more effectively.

During that time, a rival can effectively be stopped from using a basic piece of technology, often without a legal reason that holds up in the end.

Trump claimed his Democratic rival was "effectively proposing to abolish the borders around the country that she is supposed to be representing".

He has also refused to attend negotiations with Mr Ravalomanana, only too aware that his bitter rival will effectively be neutralised if events are allowed to take their course.