No corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital of another corporation engaged also in commerce, where the effect of such acquisition may be to substantially lessen competition between the corporation whose stock is so acquired and the corporation making the acquisition, or to restrain such commerce in any section or community, or tend to create a monopoly of any line of commerce.

and that competition for this share of the market was endangered by the financial relationship between the two concerns: ``

Direct reciprocity and cooperation in a group can be increased by changing the focus and incentives from intra-group competition to larger scale competitions such as between groups or against the general population.

There was keen competition between the two from the introduction of the The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing | Algebra into Europe in the 12th century until its triumph in the 16th.

An international competition, between nations rather than individuals, began with the Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing.

The Auction simulates a ' history ' of competition between the descendants of Oberon for player characters who have not had dozens of decades to get to know each other.

Most players bid low amounts between one and ten points in an initial bid in order to feel out the competition and to save points for other uses.

were able to inhibit bacterial growth, and even to cure bacterial infections in animal ( Ernest Duchesne in 1897 in his thesis " Contribution to the study of vital competition in micro-organisms: antagonism between moulds and microbes ", or also Clodomiro Picado Twight whose work at Institut Pasteur in 1923 on the inhibiting action of fungi of the " Penicillin sp " genre in the growth of staphylococci drew little interest from the direction of the Institut at the time ).

With the lack of international competition, representative matches between state teams were regarded with great importance.

In the 2004 competition, the margin between winner Joe Jitsu and runner-up Colin the Vet was 1 %, so both strips were added to the comic.

Jorge Luis Vasquez, a Cuban who was imprisoned in East Germany, states that the East German Stasi trained the personnel of the Cuban Interior Ministry ( MINIT ).< ref > The relationship between the KGB and the Cuban Intelligence Directorate ( DI ) was complex and marked by both times of close cooperation and times of extreme competition.

In the context of emerging western imperialism and economic competition between European kingdoms seeking wealth through the establishment of trade routes and colonies, Columbus's speculative proposal, to reach the East Indies by sailing westward, eventually received the support of the Spanish crown, which saw in it a promise, however remote, of gaining the upper hand over rival powers in the contest for the lucrative spice trade with Asia.

However, several studies have demonstrated interference competition between coyotes and bobcats, and in all cases coyotes dominated the interaction.

Christian attitudes to Judaism and to the Jewish people developed from the early years of Christianity, the persecution of Christians in the New Testament, and persisted over the ensuing centuries, driven by numerous factors including theological differences, competition between Church and Synagogue, the Christian drive for converts decreed by the Great Commission, misunderstanding of Jewish beliefs and practices, and a perceived Jewish hostility toward Christians.

At the time of political competition between Bolsheviks and SRs ( January 1918 ), Left SRs attempted to curb the rights of VCheKa and establish through the Narkomiust its control over its work.

The first multilateral competition at international level was the 1912 Triangular Tournament, a Test cricket tournament played in England between all three Test-playing nations at the time: England, Australia and South Africa.

However, this process is being hampered by corruption, inadequate donor coordination, and competition between donors.

That, together with a shortage of non-government employment, has bred resentment and continued political competition between the Issa Somalis and the Afars.

However, it is the Issas who presently dominate the government, civil service, and the ruling party, a situation that has bred resentment and political competition between the Somali Issas and the Afars.

These parties quickly became profitable for the promoters, who would sell admission, food, and alcohol, leading to fierce competition between DJs for the biggest sound systems and newest records.

The intended purpose of the charter was to eliminate competition, particularly Spanish or Portuguese, between the various trading posts established by the merchants.

Also, a Pro wakeboard competition, ' Wakejam ', took place between July 27 and July 29, 2007, where top riders from around the world, as well as local riders, took part in the event, hosted by Erne Wakeboard Club ( EWC ).

In 2010, international rail travel was liberalised by new European Union directives, designed to break up monopolies in order to encourage competition for services between countries.

In this case, with perfect competition in the output market the long-run equilibrium will involve all firms operating at the minimum point of their long-run average cost curves ( i. e., at the borderline between economies and diseconomies of scale ).

It also encourages competition between the Reserve Banks and private-sector providers of payment services by requiring the Reserve Banks to charge fees for certain payments services listed in the act and to recover the costs of providing these services over the long run.

He cited, as an example, how the American camera industry has been able to meet successfully the competition of Japan despite lower Japanese labor costs, by improving its production know-how and technology.

The CWC has been held every two years since 2001, and to date the competition has been held in Japan, the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany and Hong Kong.

Facing increasing competition from China and South Korea, manufacturing in Japan today now focuses primarily on high-tech and precision goods, such as optical equipment, hybrid cars, and robotics.

Many examples can be seen at an annual competition hosted by the All Japan Swordsmith Association, under the auspices of the Nihontō Bunka Shinkō Kyōkai ( Society for the promotion of Japanese Sword Culture ).

At the time the decision was made, Japan had never qualified for a World Cup finals ( although the Japanese did subsequently qualify for the 1998 competition ).

about the increasing industrial competition the United States was facing from Japan.

Japan and Germany made their returns to Olympic competition, after being forced to miss the 1948 Games in the aftermath of World War II.

Japan is also home to the world's leading wind band., the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, and the largest music competition of any kind, the All-Japan Band Association national contest.

The most well known cosplay competition is the World Cosplay Summit which selects a couple of cosplayers from 20 countries to compete in the final round in Nagoya, Japan.

** Men's team competition champion: Japan

* Kirin Cup tournament is first held in Japan ( international club competition phase ).

** Men's team competition champion: Japan

** Men's team competition champion: Japan

However, internal disagreements ( in particular the notion that competition is contrary to the essence of karate ) led to the creation of different organizations — including an initial split between the Japan Karate Association ( headed by Masatoshi Nakayama ) and the Shotokai ( headed by Motonobu Hironishi and Shigeru Egami ), followed by many others — so that today there is no single " Shotokan school ", although they all bear Funakoshi's influence.

This, coupled with competition from Japan, led to difficulties for the British shipbuilding industry.

While controversial, it was previously entered into the 1997 Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel competition but was eventually rejected in the final round due to its content, the novel became a surprise bestseller.

Toyota Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. ( a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Japan ) now markets Daihatsu Terios, YRV and Sirion under stiff competition.

Originally, each tournament had a different host, but in 1977 the competition was transferred to Japan on a permanent basis.

In 1977, competition was resumed in Japan, and the USSR came back for two wins in a row.

* The competition takes place in Japan.

** Men's team competition champion: Japan

* October 18 – Kevin Berry breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly ( long course ) on the last day of the swimming competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, with a time of 2: 06. 6.

MMA competition has been legal in Japan since at least the mid 80s ( when Pancrase fights began to be held ), and has produced a number of MMA related organizations including Cage Force, DEEP, PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS, Shooto, Smackgirl, Hero's, and ZST.

The advent of competition from Japan led to Benelli products ( still largely of single cylinder pushrod design ) losing popularity as they were perceived as old-fashioned in comparison to Hondas of the era which sported overhead cam engines with electric starters, in much the same way as the British motorcycle manufacturers such as Norton, BSA and Triumph were affected in the larger capacity sector.

The Five Power Naval Limitation Agreement worked out in Washington limited competition in battleships and aircraft carriers to a ratio of 5: 5: 3 for the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan respectively.