"The company still faces daunting competitive and market challenges, but this plan would give it some breathing room over the next two years."

He said the country needed fewer strikes if it was to "meet the global competitive challenge."

It's got a great growth story and not a lot of competitive challenges.

"Then would you care to distract yourself with another competitive challenge?"

"While nothing can take away from the past, I am firmly focused on the future and the competitive challenge ahead of me."

Now the sport has provided him with a competitive challenge, too.

The report also identified the competitive challenges faced by India.

Many local authorities have responded enthusiastically to the competitive challenge.

In practice, it is only the largest of building societies which can offer a real competitive challenge.

I support the social dimension in Europe, but it has got to be one that enhances our competitive challenge for today's world.