1. Unless it can increase competitiveness, this will likely put the IT department at more risk than probably any time before.

2. We do not give intelligence we collect to US companies to enhance their international competitiveness or increase their bottom line.

3. Even without the scandals, these tech firms are already losing its competitiveness against its Korean and Chinese competitors.

4. But today, costs are rising, eating away at the competitiveness of many export industries.

5. Iwata also highlighted declines in the competitiveness of Japanese industries and production shifting overseas.

6. Beijing has also been accused of guiding the yuan currency lower to boost the competitiveness of Chinese exports on the global market.