Also on display, though, were some of the divisions orchestrated by Mitterrand, who delighted in playing off different factions to prevent potential rivals from challenging him.

It is important to take out any nuclear installations in the other countries, so as to prevent rivals from gaining nuclear weapons.

The move prevented rivals from developing an alternative technology and producing lookalikes legally.

They repeatedly entered into pooling arrangements to prevent competition, bought out competitors, or forced rivals to agree not to compete with them.

Typically the technology is protected via formal patents or other intellectual property protection mechanism to prevent rivals from copying.

This prevented rivals from offering the smaller players for months.

American companies intent on preventing rivals from merging are increasingly complaining to European regulators more than to permissive United States officials.

Withholding details about the Windows code has prevented rivals from competing on an even basis with Microsoft in server software, the commission ruled.

Mobutu institutionalized corruption to prevent political rivals from challenging his control, leading to an economic collapse in 1996.

"Entry barriers" are factors that prevent new rivals from timely responding to an increase in price above the competitive level.