you don't want them entering the arena stiff-muscled.
For one, virtually every major technology company seems to have a web application server these days, and Pervasive will face stiff competition in this arena.
Its distribution network and prowess in areas such as big-data analytics make it an ideal partner for Apple, which faces stiff competition in the corporate arena from the likes of Google and Microsoft.Both partners in the alliance could do with a fillip.
Murray had other ideas, finding his way in the opening exchanges as a stiff breeze whipped around Hisense Arena, before going through his whole shot-making repertoire.
After last year's mayoral election, the proposed arena deal ran into stiff opposition in the State Legislature.
The military's General Command of Mapping decides whether a map is in the public interest or could be "exploited in the international arena," and there are stiff penalties for those who disagree.
The company, which faces stiff completion from Qualcomm in the wireless arena, will expand its OMAP product line.
Trouble is IBM faces stiff competition in the voice-to-type arena from privately held Dragon Systems, whose flagship dictation product, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, is widely regarded as superior to IBM's own top-line offering, ViaVoice Gold.
Arenas said his knee felt stiff after Washington's last game, a 94-82 loss to Orlando on Saturday that dropped the Wizards to 0-3.
So far, a financing plan for a Newark arena crafted by Gov. James E. McGreevey has faced stiff resistance from the state legislature.
