The school fosters an atmosphere of 'competition' rather than cooperation. [=it encourages students to compete against each other instead of work together]
Downtown stores are looking for new ways to attract customers in the face of 'competition from' the stores at the mall.
There will be intense/fierce 'competition' for the top spots. [=many people will be trying to get the top spots]
(..) in class together. You and I are gonna keep each other on our tippy toes. But, um... Please don't think of this as a competition, okay? This is about sisterhood. Yay. Sisterhood. Okay. This is a placement test for linear algebra . (..)2009 TvShow: Heroes Title: Chapter One 'Orientation/Jump, Push, Fall' Season: 4 Episode 1