Competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport played on a carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in both inner city and remote areas.

Competitive artistic gymnastics is the best known of the gymnastic sports.

The compilation of these crucial elements is sometimes termed CIS or CRS, a Competitive Intelligence Solution or Competitive Response Solution.

In contrast, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which is funded by businesses, accuses the media of being biased in favor of science and against business interests, and of credulously reporting science that purports to show that greenhouse gasses cause global warming.

Serendipity is a key concept in Competitive Intelligence because it is one of the tools for avoiding Blind Spots ( see Blindspots analysis )

Competitive show bands perform only one show that is continually refined throughout a season, while bands that focus on entertainment rather than competition usually perform a unique show for each game.

In 2008, a series of studies conducted by the Center for Competitive Politics, an organization whose mission is to " oppose so-called reformers ’ efforts to limit campaign contributions taxpayer funded political campaigns " found that the programs in Maine, Arizona, and New Jersey had failed to accomplish their stated goals, including electing more women, reducing government spending, reducing special interest influence on elections, bringing more diverse backgrounds into the legislature, or meeting most other stated objectives, including increasing competition or voter participation.

Competitive karuta is played with uta-garuta cards with competitions on various levels.

Rose – Hulman Institute is listed among the nation ’ s top 80 colleges and universities in Barron ’ s 2009 Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges.

* Competitive selection is the process that determines which information gains access to working memory.

Juniata College is mentioned in the following publications: 2006 Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges ; Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives ; Kaplan, Inc .' s Insider's Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges ; Peterson's Competitive Colleges ; Miriam Weinstein's Making A Difference College Guide: Outstanding Colleges to Help You Make a Better World ; Barron's Best Buys in College Education ; Leland Miles ' Provoking Thought: What Colleges Should Do for Students ; Elle Girl Magazine: Top 50 colleges that Dare to be Different ; Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges ; and Don Asher's Cool Colleges.

According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the cost to the economy of government regulation in the United States is approximately $ 1. 75 trillion per year, which exceeds all corporate pretax profits put together.

TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the “ Most Competitive ” institutions in the nation by Barron ’ s Profiles of American Colleges.

Competitive free markets unrestrained by excessive government regulation are seen as being able to naturally ensure that the allocation of resources occurs with the greatest efficiency possible and the economic growth is raised and stabilized.

One seminal book is Boxwell's Benchmarking for Competitive Advantage ( 1994 ).

Competitive boxing in Great Britain is effectively terminated until after the foundation of the National Sporting Club in 1891.

The diamond model is an economical model developed by Michael Porter in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations, where he published his theory of why particular industries become competitive in particular locations.

Competitive advantage is defined as the strategic advantage one business entity has over its rival entities within its competitive industry.

Competitive advantage rests on the notion that cheap labor is ubiquitous and natural resources are not necessary for a good economy.

Freediving is often strongly associated with competitive breath-hold diving or Competitive Apnea.

Competitive freediving is currently governed by two world associations: AIDA International ( International Association for Development of Apnea ) and CMAS ( World Underwater Federation ).

Competitive intangibles are the source from which competitive advantage flows, or is destroyed.

The dancers in this image are members of a tap dance class. Competitive dance is a popular, widespread activity in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles — such as acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and tap — before a common group of judges.

* Competitive Guaranteed Maximum Price

Competitive processes for preserving meats are by canning and freezing.

Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances.

The WCC also awards a prize for the top 20-hole shooter in the Competitive Singles qualifying round, in the Recreational Singles qualifying round, in the Intermediate Singles, and in the Junior Singles.

* Institute for Competitive Intelligence, a German post-graduate training organization

Competitive analysis formalizes this idea by comparing the relative performance of an online and offline algorithm for the same problem instance.

Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke and in 1873 John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native Americans, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick in order to reduce splashing.

Competitive bands however, many times opt for matching pants and shoes ( usually white or black ) to hide the visual effect of members who are out of step as seen from a distance.

* Center for Competitive Politics

In 1982, Deming, as author, had his book published by the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering as Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position, which was renamed Out of the Crisis in 1986.

Except for a brief appearance by Colin Powell, who hurriedly addressed the closing stages of the conference while his airplane taxied on the runway of Johannesburg International, the US government did not send a delegation, earning Bush praise in a letter from conservative organizations such as Americans for Tax Reform, American Enterprise Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute.

* Association for Competitive Technology, a technology lobby group

* Leon Feingold, currently a pitcher in the Israel Baseball League, former minor league pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and internationally ranked ( top ranking # 12 ) in the IFOCE ( International Federation of Competitive Eating )

Competitive local exchange carriers ( CLEC ) and other competing wireline carriers negotiate for access to the ALI database in their respective Interconnect Agreement with the ILEC.

The most common fields for PhD majors among doctoral students are Accounting, Competitive and Organizational Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Computer and Information Systems, and Operations Management.

At the same time, however, other critics, such as former FEC Chairman Bradley A. Smith and Stephen M. Hoersting, Executive Director of the Center for Competitive Politics, criticize the FEC for pursuing overly aggressive enforcement theories, and for infringing on First Amendment rights of free speech.

Competitive advantage attempts to correct for this issue by stressing maximizing scale economies in goods and services that garner premium prices ( Stutz and Warf 2009 ).

Competitive pressures had forced all the Canadian railways to convert to standard gauge by 1880, and Illinois Central converted its south line to New Orleans to standard gauge in 1881, putting pressure on the southern railways.

Competitive advantage occurs when an organization acquires or develops an attribute or combination of attributes that allows it to outperform its competitors.

On 28 May 2008, Klaus gave the keynote address at an annual dinner hosted by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market advocacy group in Washington, D. C., and received its Julian L. Simon Memorial Award.

The drill team won the National Competitive Drills in 1892, changed its name to the " Varsity Rifles " when it became a recognized fraternal organization in 1893, and finally changed its name again to the " Pershing Rifles " in 1894.

It has been alleged that computer software giant Microsoft created and funded the Association for Competitive Technology to defend its interests against charges of antitrust violations.

Competitive clubs include its Mock Trial Team, Debate Team, Model United Nations, Mathematics Team, Science Team, and a FIRST FRC team: The LigerBots 2877.

Recently, the Asian Institute of Management recognized the city as " one of the Top 10 Best Cities to Live In in the Philippines ( Small Cities Category )" under its Competitive Cities Survey 2007.

Competitive swim caps are made of tightly fitted silicone, latex, or lycra that hugs the skull of its user, providing cover for his or her hair.

Competitive intangible property disobeys the intellectual property test of voluntary extinguishment and therefore results in the sources that create intellectual property ( knowledge in its source form, collaboration, process-engagement, etc.

Competitive racing has been taken up in North America while its older cousin Pulka racing has not yet become popular.

In 2011, SCIP recognized the Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence's CIP certification process as its global, dual-level ( CIP-I and CIP-II ) certification program.

Several academic journals, particularly the Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management in its third volume, provided coverage of the field's global development.

In 1999, the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals published its Policy Analysis on Competitive Intelligence and the Economic Espionage Act which explained how the Economic Espionage Act will not affect legitimate competitive intelligence.

Calapan boasts of many notable achievements and awards that it had garnered under its belt in the past years ever since becoming a city, such as when it was recognized as one of the " Most Competitive Cities in the Philippines " and being awarded with an ISO certification both in 2008, the Calapan City Accounting office being awarded with " Most Outstanding Accounting Office in the Philippines " in 2009, the new city public market being adjudged as the " Most Outstanding Infrastructure Project in Asia " by the Association of Development Financing Institution in Asia and the Pacific, the city being " One of the Top 12 Most Business-Friendly Cities of the Philippines " out of 60 city-applicants in the country, the Calapan City PESO being " No. 2 Best PESO in the Philippines ", being awarded with the " Seal of Good Housekeeping " by the Department of the Interior and Local Government, being chosen as one of the only four City Governments in the country which was able to maintain its ISO certification, and being awarded with the " The Trailblazer Award " by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia to name a few.