The company had difficulty competing and in 1924 declared bankruptcy.

Many are expected to face enormous difficulties competing in a less regulated marketplace.

Known as "shiners", these workers encountered difficulties competing with the more experienced French-Canadians for jobs in the timber trade.

Since Northrop has few new contracts on the horizon and would have difficulty competing alone, its choice was clear: Buy or be bought.

Without access to industrywide data, they would have tremendous difficulty entering and competing in the marketplace.

Fosbury had difficulty competing using the dominant high jumping techniques of the period.

Analysts suggest that much of Delta's loss stems from difficulties competing profitably on routes across the Atlantic and within Europe.

But they often have difficulties competing with bigger clubs, which borrow huge amounts to pay transfer fees and wages.

As a whole, however, this proposal is a good one and fundamentally helps all of those outlying European regions that face great difficulties competing with third-country products.

For at least a year, 3Com has been thought to be a potential acquisition target itself, despite its difficulties competing against Cisco.