Sentence examples for Strong contention from inspiring English sources

A confident Labour party certainly ought to be in strong contention.

The club was seen as a solid choice as they were anticipated to be in strong contention for promotion.

It is his strong contention that the treatment of cancer has been inhibited by the law of medical negligence.

The commission sent signals that the network was in strong contention, people familiar with the process said, but that changed in the last month.

He said he was happy that the Giants had been in strong contention in recent years — if they'd been in last place it would have been devastating.

Hodgson also has to decide who will be his left-back in Warsaw with Jagielka's club-mate Leighton Baines in strong contention with the 98-times capped Ashley Cole.

In previous world championships, that performance might have been enough to keep them in strong medal contention.

The Bulls ended the round four points ahead of the Queensland Reds, who beat the Lions, 41-26, and the ACT Brumbies, who defeated the Cheetahs, 61-15, remain in strong playoff contention, in fifth and sixth places with 26 points each.

A repeat of the brilliant form she showed when taking last year's World Series final silver medal in London would put Reid in strong medal contention although her sport is strong at Commonwealths level.

Reporting on the competition, The New York Times stated: "Miss Balukas showed signs of strong title contention throughout the tournament play as she defeated six opponents with precision shooting and near flawless strategy".

"We competed in a lot of cases — we won some, they won some — and it was a very strong point of contention.