The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.

There was sufficient quality for two distinguished lists. The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.

[Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important.

Our strength of schedule is good. But we enjoy the competition. Our goal this season is to win 20 games, and that's still very much within our reach.

Ray is a mature young man. You can talk to him like a man and he listens. And there's competition. Competition always keeps everyone's head on straight.

Sun is seeing some strength in government and healthcare, but competition -- mostly with IBM -- remains acute,