Competition - Unit 12

The Korean financial authorities on Wednesday pledged to create a level playing field for foreign and domestic investors.

There were no other bidders in the running for state-controlled Gea Bank, so it was clearly a one horse race.

In business, a lot can happen in  a month, so it is important to keep our eye on the ball.

Microsoft and Google are neck and neck in the latest advertising race.

Elektra has brought more companies than most of it rivals. It has always been ahead of the game in making acquisition.

Ten years ago people would have been interested in his lecture on the benefits of e-commerce, but now he is just flogging a dead horse.

The government said it would be firmly in the driving seat of the country’s vast reconstruction process.

As the sole buyer, the government can impose aggressive timelines and also move to the goal spots.

They have just asked me to give a presentation to a group of senior executives in three days’ time. That is what I call being thrown in at the deep end.

We have made our position clear, and they know all the details. So now the ball is in their court.

If you say such behavior is not completely fair, you are pulling your punches. I think what they do is downright dishonest.

The planning authorities have just given us the green light for our new premises, so construction is starting next week.

Intensifying competition and disappointing domestic performance in digital cameras and domestic appliances mean Santoren may be facing its third consecutive year in the red.