In nineteen seventy-three, Ashe was the first black player to be invited to compete in the South African Open.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

The hope,she says,is to discover what college graduates have really learned, and how ready they are to compete in the global marketplace.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

In June,the Speed Sisters became the first all-female racing team to compete in the Speed Test, a popular race in the West Bank.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

The idea of permitting mentally disabled people to compete in sports was revolutionary at the time.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Men compete in teams of two and four, while women only compete in teams of two.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

In nineteen ninety-eight, he became the first athlete from Kenya to compete in the Winter Games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Every year,the best players from the National and American leagues compete in an All-Star game.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The teams had six weeks to build robots that could compete in the LUNACY game.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

They will compete in more than eighty separate medal events in fifteen sports.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Tony Hawk does not compete in skateboard competitions anymore.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

He says only by engaging China can Indonesia's economy make the changes necessary to compete in the global economy.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

"To look out for our workers, we've got to be able to compete in the global marketplace."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Ghana's first winter Olympian may only compete in the slower slalom or giant slalom.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The House wants a government-run health care program to compete in the insurance marketplace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

On Saturday,Klug will compete in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboard event.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

He is now is ready to compete in his third Olympics.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

States will compete for more than four billion dollars in grants to support the best plans for improving schools.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

And at least in theory I can make those schools compete against each other for my services."

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Supporters are hoping to have the fuel issue resolved in time to compete next season.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

My two boys like to compete against each other and play in a violent way.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

She did not want to compete with companies in Saint Louis that made hair-care products.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

It's a sport. And we can compete men in all kinds of sports."

VOA: special.2010.07.30

Twelve of the best national teams in the world will compete over twelve days.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

In Ohio,the state's largest papers still compete but now share stories.

VOA: special.2009.03.21