#compete

The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized. ↗

— Roger Bannister

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The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised. ↗

— Carl Bernstein

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But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had. ↗

— Joe Biden

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We were five heterosexual, good-looking men. We competed against each other for the sexiest girls... I won. ↗

— Simon Le Bon

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It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy. ↗

— Kit Bond

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It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions. ↗

— Harry Browne

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Because I tried to everything possible to become the best player in the world? Do I believe steroids and growth hormones helped me achieve that? Yes. Were there a lot of other players doing it that I had to compete against? Yes. ↗

— Jose Canseco

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You shouldn't have an overbearing FCC. Let the market work itself. By allowing companies to compete in an unregulated forum, you're going to allow the faster deployment of new services and new equipment consumers are going to want. ↗

— Fred Upton

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I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them. ↗

— Kevin Costner

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In his 4 years in the White House, President Carter worked to make the Federal Government more competent and compassionate and more responsive to the American people. ↗

— Nathan Deal

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