Competitiveness
compete (noun) - 1. try to be more successful than others, 2. try to get something for yourself and prevent others from getting it, 3. try to make customers buy your product instead of other productsa competition (noun) - when many people compete for something
competiveness (adjective) - how well you compete in the competition
export competitiveness, the competitiveness of Thai exports - the attractiveness of Thai exports to foreign buyers compared to similar exports from other countries (export competitiveness is determined by factors such as weak exchange rate, quality of goods, and how well-established and know the brand name is)
a gain in competitiveness
the gain in competitiveness will be eroded by inflation
competitiveness hardly changed
the country's competitiveness
the county's competitiveness in terms of relative costs
such a requirement would stymie its competitiveness
a marked improvement in competiveness
downward movements in the relative value of the dollar brought a marked improvement in US competitiveness
the decline of manufacturing and problems of relatively low growth, productivity and competitiveness
international competitiveness
helping local companies of all sizes to develop their international competitiveness
improve competitiveness
gain from increased flexibility in offering credit terms to improve your competitiveness
eroding competitiveness
the nation's competitiveness eroded
increase competitiveness
co-operation between SMEs allowed them to increase their competitiveness
aggressive competitiveness
widely-accepted gender differences, in for instance aggression and competitiveness
the males' competitiveness for females produced a strongly hierarchical sequence of ranks
competitiveness and profitability
the currency's devaluation should make a positive difference to industry's competitiveness and profitability
losing competitiveness
exporters can now raise prices in local currency terms (so maintaining them in foreign currency terms) without losing competitiveness
crucial to competitiveness
the constant stream of new hardware and software becomes crucial to competitiveness in all business fields
increase its competitiveness for the future
productivity growth and competitiveness are vitally linked
comparative competitiveness
the competitiveness of coal compared with other fuels
the government deliberately pushed up the exchange rate by raising domestic interest rates and thereby weakening industrial competitiveness
a threat to business competitiveness
price competitiveness
blamed the downturn in demand on increasing competitiveness in international markets
the centre should give incentives to the localities to encourage the healthy competitiveness for innovations
America's ludicrously wasteful health-care system was undermining the nation's competitiveness abroad
challenges static neo-classical economic explanations of national competitiveness
an impact on competitiveness
a significant impact on competitiveness
Just In Time inventory management has not only had a significant impact on company competitiveness
ensure that working people do not lose their jobs as a result of a lack of competitiveness
profitability and competitiveness
design improvements and the competitiveness of thecompany's products
competitiveness trade performance and employment in an open economy
the international competitiveness of British industry
report recommended greater efforts by Austria to increase the competitiveness of its domestic markets
free trade treaty which would benefit both economies and increase their competitiveness on a world level
improve the competitiveness and international standing of the country's banking system
competitiveness and prosperity depend more than ever before on technology and industry
in order to improve competitiveness...
improving the competitiveness of the EC relative to the rest of the world.
the competitiveness of the industry
this strategy raises costs and decrease competitiveness
the new competitiveness of British industry
feel no competitiveness
he felt no competitiveness with other writers
the way to tackle this problem of falling competitiveness
the potential effects of the policy on the competitiveness of business
effiiciency and competitiveness
will the Government learn the lesson that civilised standards help efficiency and competitiveness?
Example sentencses:
* The international competitiveness of British industry has been a major cause of concern for some considerable time.
* The report recommended greater efforts by Austria to increase the competitiveness of its domestic markets.
In a concluding press conference Bush stated that both countries formed" a family" and had agreed to proceed with negotiations to achieve a US-Mexico free trade treaty which would benefit both economies and increase their competitiveness on a world level.
* Concern over drug-related money laundering, and the consequent tarnishing of the government's image, stimulated a programme of new financial legislation designed to improve the competitiveness and international standing of the country's banking system.
* In truth, our future competitiveness and prosperity depend more than ever before on technology and industry.
* In order to improve competitiveness Wimpey Minerals in the USA has now been rationalised into one operating company and the resulting increased efficiencies, together with production costs reductions being introduced, will begin to show in 1993.
* Productivity growth and competitiveness are vitally linked though the relationship is a complex one.
* The company also believes that its increasing experience of managing what is claimed to be the largest CT2 network in the world should increase its competitiveness for the future.
* This means that you will no longer need to offer cash discounts for early payment, but gain from increased flexibility in offering credit terms to improve your competitiveness , and increased ability to accept large orders without excessive pressure on your cashflow.
* In terms of relative costs, US competitiveness hardly changed over the sixties.
* Industry argued that such a requirement would stymie its competitiveness, and that, in any case, changes in emissions from existing plants would only ever be small-scale.
* The main danger now is that the gain in competitiveness will be eroded by inflation partly triggered by the rise in import costs.
* The successive downward movements in the relative value of the dollar brought a marked improvement in US competitiveness.
* The decline of British manufacturing and the problems of relatively low growth, productivity and competitiveness had concerned policy makers for decades, while the Spanish `;economic miracle'; of rapid growth during the 1960s concealed major structural weaknesses of the economy.
* Casting doubt on the competitiveness of coal compared with other fuels, Mr Cowles warned: `;Coal combustion is under attack as a major contributor to pollution, acid rain and the greenhouse effect and increasing controls are likely to be imposed in this area.';
* Some economists calculate that only a small part (perhaps a quarter) of the appreciation of the exchange rate is attributable to oil but that the government deliberately pushed up the exchange rate (which appreciated 40 per cent between 1979 and 1980) by raising domestic interest rates and thereby weakening industrial competitiveness.
* Leaders of the other 11 EC countries paid scant regard to Mrs Thatcher's ritualistic denunciation of the Social Charter as a threat to business competitiveness, and to the unity conference as premature.
* Our national economic assessment will then allow employers, trade unions and other social partners to consider Britain's competitiveness and the competing claims on national output.
* Within such groups the males' competitiveness for females produced a strongly hierarchical sequence of ranks.
* This is an impressive performance which provides a clear demonstration that through the provision of a comprehensive and carefully targeted range of marketing support schemes, the IDB is helping local companies of all sizes to develop their international competitiveness, expand their exporting capability and market share and win significant new international business, thereby creating growth and sustained and stable employment.
* The Notice welcomed co-operation between small and medium-sized enterprises where such co-operation enabled them to work together more rationally and increase their competitiveness in a larger market.
* Sterling's devaluation should make a positive difference to industry's competitiveness and profitability; but the impact on exports may not be very strong while growth in continental Europe continues to slow.
* Exporters can raise prices in sterling terms (so maintaining them in foreign currency terms) without losing competitiveness.
* And, as the constant stream of new hardware and software becomes crucial to competitiveness in all business fields, this new technology becomes indispensable.
* Other widely-accepted gender differences, in for instance aggression and competitiveness, and spatial abilities, may also be influenced importantly by class.
* This improvement in the supply-side leads to an increase in aggregate demand by increasing real purchasing power, increasing investment, and improving the competitiveness of Europe relative to the rest of the world.
* Since the advent of third party service companies, however, price competitiveness has become an important issue.
* AT&T blamed a downturn in demand for the products made at the Irish plants and increasing competitiveness in international markets.
* Management consultancy not only made him rich (he sold Telesis for $1m and has just forked out $1.25m for a Washington house); it also convinced him that America's ludicrously wasteful health-care system was undermining the nation's competitiveness abroad.
* Glennerster suggests that the centre should give incentives to the localities to encourage the healthy competitiveness for innovations.
* These lines of reasoning emphasise the innovative capacity of firms and challenges static neo-classical economic explanations of national competitiveness.
* The introduction of Just In Time inventory management has not only had a significant impact on company competitiveness but also accelerated the process of cultural change by exposing individual plants and workgroups to real and immediate market pressures within the company's value chain.
* The level of concentration within a particular industry casts light on the competitiveness of the industry and hence on the scope for the exploitation of economic power (though the globalisation of business and difficulties in specifying product markets, given the availability of substitutes, make the figures an uncertain guide).
* Taxes on the private sector produced by a social welfarist strategy raise costs and decrease competitiveness.
* He felt no competitiveness with other writers and was encouraging to people younger than himself.
* The British authorities argued at the time that the way to tackle this problem of falling competitiveness, far from being to allow the pound to devalue, was to maintain a rigid exchange rate for sterling and so through the resulting high interest rates and tight money `;to squeeze inflation out of the system.
* Another example is the Social Charter, which we are told is a matter for European Community control because of its potential effects on the competitiveness of business.
* The new competitiveness of British industry has been sharply shown by the increase in our share of world trade for two years running, halting and reversing decades of decline.
* When will the Government learn the lesson that civilised standards help efficiency and competitiveness, while exploitation and injustice harm them?
* I have used all the influence that I can muster to ensure that working people do not lose their jobs as a result of a lack of competitiveness and costs on employers that could not be met without shedding labour.
