Word: competitor
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...dieters lost the most weight early on, including an average of 13 pounds for the Atkins group at six months - nearly double the closest competitor, the national guidelines diet. After that, most began regaining weight, a trend most noticeable in the Atkins women...
...prices fluctuated wildly, and small exporters regularly undervalued their rough stones and smuggled them across the border to Kenya to dodge export taxes. Safety was lacking?more than 100 miners were killed when tunnels flooded in 1998?and the locals were hostile to the arrival of a well-financed competitor. Finally, although Americans made 70% of all tanzanite purchases, it turned out to be a niche business, heavy on souvenir trinkets offered on Caribbean cruises. Most Americans had never heard of tanzanite...
With an estimated 2.8 million charities out there, your idea may already be in practice. Fund raising will be especially difficult if there's a "competitor" with a good track record who markets to your potential donors. Leu says she researched her service idea for several years, "germinating the solution and making sure no one else was doing...
...day’s 200-yard backstroke, taking the lead from McCloskey with 50 yards remaining to win in an Ivy League-record time of 1:58.65.Hart’s win brought Harvard within 3.5 points of the Tigers.“Moira is always a really good competitor,” Hart said. “I wanted to take it out with her and just go for it in the last 100 yards.”A school record time in the 800-yard freestyle relay on Friday, good for second place, as well as first-place...
...night happened at 149 lb., where No. 4 Jordan Leen of Cornell and O’Connor faced off.The freshman suffered a tough 5-3 loss to Leen in what was his only loss in dual meets this season.“He’s a tough competitor,” O’Connor said of Leen. “I wrestled a little timid and gave him a little too much respect. Once I got into the match, there wasn’t enough time left [for a comeback].”The matchup began with...