Google, the search giant, is, of course, the leader of the Web 2.0 wave and may be the most potent competitor Microsoft has ever encountered.

For consumers, at least at first glance, the prospect of a potent new competitor in the cable marketplace has a certain appeal.

Some analysts argued that NBC's deep pockets and vast reach could turn Snap into a potent competitor.

The company is taking the step to fend off Dell, a potent competitor that always marketed its machines directly and now threatens Compaq's market lead.

He also testified that America Online's recent purchase of Netscape created a new and potent competitor to Microsoft.

The United States also became a still more potent international competitor in the 1980S - especially in fields such as computers.

His most potent competitor became the John Diefenbaker who had created the closest thing Canada has ever had to a mass political movement.

They also said a pact could create a more potent competitor against the Boeing Company, which dominates the aircraft industry worldwide.

That transaction is the latest sign that the companies selling satellite dishes have emerged as potent competitors to cable operators.

Much as Shuggie fears the volatile Red, he immediately hates Jimmy, a far more potent competitor for his mother's affection.