The world, he thought, was a competitive place and the weakest went without.

Life's a competitive place, and pretending that it isn't at school is not good preparation for the real world.

Welcome to the world of financial news services, the most hotly competitive place in journalism today.

The coal mines were a competitive and dangerous place to work.

Equally, it had made entry to the place academically more competitive.

"California is no longer a competitive place to do business."

"Goldman is a very competitive place," said one hedge fund manager who got his training there.

The suburbs are a competitive place to live, and I realize there is a certain amount of freedom in not being able to keep up.

I want London to be a competitive, dynamic place to come to work.

The strong euro and high domestic inflation are making the country a less competitive place to do business, the bank said.