Japan's economy is structured to support national industries over foreign rivals.

The choice, very simply, is whether American companies want to be competitive and, indeed, survive against foreign rivals.

"I don't want to see jobs lost to competition" from foreign rivals.

Others say foreign rivals and soft demand make the business a difficult venture.

The rejection opens the way for foreign rivals to join the bidding.

The more there are of the stay-at-homes, the less warm the welcome for foreign rivals on the home ground.

The action was seen as a defence of the home market from a foreign rival.

American computer makers particularly struggled to keep up with foreign rivals.

The banks need to pool their resources to compete against stronger foreign rivals.

And many analysts think the Clinton administration is lagging its foreign rivals.