That's where Subway's buying power will let the venture compete with other brands in the crowded fast food category.

The division leverages the technical, financial, and management resources of SpaceWorks to help these early-stage business ventures grow and compete until the point they can operate independently of our corporation.

KIVA was losing money, and its owner, Harry C. Butcher, believing Merrill's venture would compete with his, put up strong opposition.

The venture, Etisalat Egypt, competes with existing service providers Vodafone and Mobinil.

They also want to know how the venture competes against the competitors.

Most importantly, they wanted to prove that a cooperative venture could compete on the open market with conventional firms - while turning down work that did not fit its principles.

The venture will compete for catering and concession operations at the airport, which is scheduled to open in Osaka in 1993, and pursue opportunities at other airports in Japan.

Groups representing small businesses have lobbied for changes, contending that some commercial ventures operated by tax-exempt institutions compete unfairly with private companies.

The new venture will compete with China Telecom's main fixed-line business.

The joint venture competed against Boston Properties and Tishman Speyer for the project.