Sentence examples for Contest from inspiring English sources

"There is no contest".

The first that other judges knew of his plan to contest the appointment of Boddice – who had been nominated two months earlier under a 20-year protocol – was a public statement the next day that it was "a matter for the chief justice under the electoral act".

When Liberal Democrat thoughts do turn to a new leader after the next general election, Chris Huhne, who finished second to Campbell in this year's contest, or a representative of he younger generation like Nick Clegg will inherit his crown.

In September, hundreds of Dalit families were forced from their homes in two other districts of Bihar after a man from the community tried to contest a local election against higher caste candidates.

As Bournemouth grew into the contest so the pressure on Ipswich began to tell.

They are being bullied, they are being intimidated, they are being pressurised not to support me, so we don't have a contest".

Having followed in to contest the ball, Völler appeared to do all he could to avoid clattering Van Breuckelen in mid-air but an incensed Rijkaard attempted to drag Völler to his feet by the ear, then stamped on his foot, prompting the German to fall to the ground.

McGowan said she was "very relieved and very proud" to have won the closely-fought contest for the rural Victorian electorate, following Mirabella's concession on Wednesday morning.

The Western Bulldogs edged out West Coast in an intoxicating first-round contest, winning by 10 points to hand coach Luke Beveridge a winning debut as a coach.

Jarvis was seen as a very promising potential leadership candidate, but has ruled himself out of the contest, saying that it was not the right time for his family.

Other strong parliamentary hopes include Darren Johnson, who is a London assembly member and a councillor in Lewisham, who will contest Lewisham Deptford, and Adrian Ramsay, the party's deputy leader, who is fighting to defeat former minister Charles Clarke in Norwich South, where the Greens are the official opposition on the unitary council.