Observers also noted the laws could be used strategically against legitimate competitors or during elections.

After 20 years out in the cold, Panasonic is now a legitimate competitor to Sony in many sectors of the television business.

Although the initial investment is huge, companies are lured by the promise of hefty profit margins and thus a legitimate competitor in the global industry.

The "clubs," with the connivance of bribed union officials, squeezed out legitimate competitors.

So the International Olympic Committee is cracking down, trying to separate legitimate competitors from tourists.

We leave those to the legitimate competitors.

This year, multihulls are legitimate competitors in the Transpac race.

He is surely not the only person familiar with our effort and abilities who just cannot quite see us as legitimate competitors.

IT is very bad form to organize a major sports tournament but fail to accept one of the most legitimate competitors.

For its part, Cablevision contends that its proposal is viable and would create a legitimate national competitor.