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 debate is carried out at local, national, and international level.

Competitive Intelligence about Central Eastern Europe and Russia is an important issue for larger international companies.

Yùndòng Sanda ( Mandarin Chinese, Sport Free Fighting ), or Jingzheng Sanda ( Mandarin Chinese, Competitive Free Fighting ): A modern fighting method, sport, and applicable component of Wushu / Kung Fu influenced by traditional Chinese Boxing, of which takedowns & throws are legal in competition, as well as all other sorts of striking ( use of arms & legs ).

The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. ( IFOCE ) is an organization that supervises and regulates eating contests across the globe, acting as a central resource for the sport.

* Competitive trail riding, an equestrian sport

Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period.

Competitive eaters are sometimes known as " gurgitators ," a word used by those close to the sport and an assumed opposite of regurgitation.

Competitive eating is depicted in a fictionalized manner as a nationally recognized sport in Soviet-era Hungary in the Hungarian film Taxidermia, as well as in the King of the Hill episode, The Fat and the Furious.

Competitive surfing is a comparison sport.

Competitive target shooters were paid compensation for their pistols if they agreed to give up the sport for five years.

Competitive kettlebell lifting has a long history in Russia but started being organised as a standard sport under the name Girevoy Sport () only during the 1960s.

Competitive pressures force organizations to minimize asset total cost of ownership and streamline their asset management operations ( these typically involve myriad activities ranging from inventory, parts and labor management to contracts and vendor management for new works ).

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

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.

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.

* Competitive edge derived from innovation and customer service

Competitive team skysurfing was featured as part of the ESPN X Games from 1995 to 2000.

* " Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios ", Liam Fahey and Robert M. Randall, Published by John Wiley and Sons, 1997, ISBN 0-471-30352-6, Google book

The Mind of The Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics was released in 2007.

* The Mind of The Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics 2007 ISBN 978-0-8050-7832-9

Competitive pressure from abroad was partly responsible.

The value chain is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.

The university's engaged learning academic program, which promotes problem-solving, project-oriented, experience-based education, has received high praise from The Princeton Review, Peterson's Competitive Colleges, The Fiske Guide to Colleges and The College Board College Handbook.

Bernard Ebbers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Competitive Telecommunications Association from 1993 through 1995.

" Competitive pressure drove Birmingham manufacturers to adopt new products and materials: the town's first glasshouse opened in 1762, manufacture in papier-mâché developed from the award of a patent to Henry Clay in 1772, foreshadowing the Birmingham invention of plastics the following century, the minting of coins grew from 1786.

The following quotations from the Preface of the first book (" Strategy and Computers: Information Systems as Competitive Weapons ") establishes the basic idea behind the notion of SIS:

Competitive playing for the longest play time was popularized by Steve Juraszek from Illinois, who played Defender for over 16 and half hours in 1982.

It was also a major point made by CLECs ( Competitive Local Exchange Carriers ) preventing customers from leaving ILECs ( Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers ), thus hindering competition.

" Strategic Alliances and Competitive Edge: Insights from Spanish and UK Banking Histories.

Competitive offerings from Intel, however, such as the 65 nm Core 2 and Core 2 Duo microprocessors, are built using conventional bulk CMOS technology.

Migration from another product ( Crossgrade ), even from a different manufacturer ( Competitive Upgrade ) is offered.

Competitive vehicles can range from a small vehicle with a single amplifier and subwoofer up to a large van with dozens of amplifiers and subwoofers powered by dozens of car batteries and with upgraded electrical wiring and alternators.

Competitive teams from Buffalo Grove HS compete in the Mid-Suburban League ( MSL ).