Not all the would-be competitors will be successful, of course.

Would-be competitors need to raise money and have some sense of certainty.

She gave her would-be competitors dirty looks and refused even to talk to any of them.

Regulation also makes life harder for would-be competitors, foreign or Chinese.

He recommends that Canada or any country should know these costs for itself and its would-be competitors.

And it won’t happen if policy preferences deter would-be competitors from taking on the big guys.

To protect their investment in the trials, the firms do not make the results available to small would-be competitors.

Eastern time on talk radio, having fended off any number of would-be competitors.

Backed by funds, he was in a position to defy would-be competitors.

Presses, too, are expensive, so would-be competitors are usually few.

Rapid growth would also help him deliver the kind of bargain that will ward off would-be competitors.

Would-be competitors would now struggle to find competitively priced capacity.

Woodward so dominates the genre that most would-be competitors have run up the white flag.

But the good news for many large American companies is that they have already figured out how to compete in the backyards of would-be competitors.

Includes in-car film footage and free pace notes for would-be competitors.

The business, with 24 full-size buses, has thus far vanquished would-be competitors.

In the local telephone market, would-be competitors have had to use local phone company lines, at prices set by regulators.

Would-be competitors including Royalty Logic would like to get into the field (royaltylogic.com).

That is certainly the case for the large banks, but it is also, to a disturbing extent, true of would-be competitors.

But that approach has floundered because of squabbles over what the would-be competitors should pay the existing local company.

And, true to form, it has continually stayed one step ahead of all would-be competitors, including Final Draft.

If you came out on day one with a very aggressive offer, then potentially you could steal all of that business from your would-be competitors.

Why is every would-be competitor trying to build a cheaper, crappier version of the iPad?

He prefers companies whose "franchise value" or strong brand identity deters would-be competitors.

It is not economically feasible for a would-be competitor to duplicate the extensive networks already in place.