competir
race ; jostle.
These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax.
competir (con)
compete (with)
Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.
competir con
contend with
vie with
This variety of physical forms presents unhelpful complexities to a user, who may have to contend with computer print-out book form, conventionally printed indexes, microfiche and online indexes and catalogues, in even relatively simple searches.
As new reference service programmes vie with existing ones for funding, these changing patterns have an impact on budgeting.
competir en
play at
The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
competir por
scramble
Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien
compete for + attention
The two media, rather than competing for children's attention, have complementary roles to play in the literary development of young people.
tener que competir con
face + competition from
The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.