Both banks created a rich legacy of customer service, innovation and a keen sense of competition.

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Matt and Mike had a sense of competition -- when his dad was losing weight more quickly, Matt took up basketball to catch up.

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Mr. NICHOLAS BURNS (U.S. Under Secretary of State): It's going to be very important that India and Pakistan restrain any sense of competition in the nuclear weapons field.

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It's smart to foster a healthy sense of competition, too: Explain to your girl that you expect her to always play her best, even if she's facing off against pals.

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And is there a real sense of competition?

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He certainly has a keen sense of the competition he's up against.

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Before starting Nomad, Mark Edmiston, a former CEO of Newsweek and media investment banker, surveyed what other publishers were doing to get a sense of the competition.

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Once your skills improve, Trada introduces some game mechanics such as leaderboards and honor badges to foster a sense of community and competition among its freelancers.

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Now, you think about that mentality, which is pervasive throughout Asia -- you saw the same thing in China -- and it gives you a sense of what we're up against in terms of global competition.

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Divers preparing for a competition have a sense of the point total they need to advance from the preliminary round to the next round and, ultimately, to place in a medalist position.

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This, it says, is because Washington "will not take the same path of digital corporate espionage, as its laws are much stricter (and better enforced) and because illicit competition violates the American sense of fair play".

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Americans reflexively support the idea to defend American jobs, but their common sense also informs them to be suspect of policies that would reduce competition and lead to higher prices.

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The very nature of competition in this space is around who can make the best sense out of the enormous amount of data on the Internet.

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Underlying much of the discussion was the sense that the current neoliberal economic model which privileges unbridled competition between nations, companies and peoples is not a sustainable path for the future.

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Nintendo's had an unprecedentedly rough year, with a continually eroding sense of excitement around its aging Wii console and a lukewarm reception greeting the 3DS. And with mobile competition nabbing pretty sizable chunks from the company's casual offerings, Nintendo needs to remind people what the console can bring that handsets can't.

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HTC's Drew Bamford is a long-time defender of the Sense UI, but in a fresh interview he's switched tactics and rushed headlong at the competition.

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