The recent cycle of exhumations points to earlier patterns in the region, which has a tradition of digging up prominent corpses and submitting them to remarkably intrusive scrutiny, all the while contending that the exercise is for political purposes.
It meant a year of grueling Saturday rehearsals, learning work after work, then piecing them together in a full program, all the while contending with a voice caught in that croaking adolescent phase.
While contending parents might enter the hearing room with hostility and even perversity of motive, a change of auspices, away from the court, should alter their attitude, unless they have lost their capacity of responding to persuasion.
While contending that they had medical training or had been licensed in their homeland, they have been unable to produce sufficient evidence to obtain licenses here or to pass a national exam required for all doctors by all states.
While contending the city has no jurisdiction in the matter, leaders of the Newport Aquatic Center gave a lengthy explanation to the city of Newport Beach in response to questions about the center's ongoing internal conflict.
He learned to walk again and regained the use of his hands while contending with waves of P.T.S.D.
"I think I played the fastest golf I've probably ever played while contending in a tournament," he said.
He was bumped out of the way while contending for a top-10 finish in a race in Mexico City.
Stepping into a leadership role means addressing pivotal decisions while contending with an ever-expanding range of considerations, and managing a quickly shifting landscape.
Target has become the latest in a string of companies that have lowered business expectations while contending with an uncertain economy.
They have to execute with extreme precision over a period of hours while contending with intense physical strain, tactical complexity, and emotional turmoil.
