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]
(..) Pan, uh, the reason it's all wrong is it's on backwards. Ooh, Miss Vixen, I'm scared of you. Frederick, what are you doing here? You're the competition. Competition? Please! Our design's for plumes and pearls, and nothing is going to come between me and my protege. And this is, after all, (..)2002 Sweet Home Alabama