Sentence examples for a contest of strength from inspiring English sources

She did so in "Anthracite Fields," which won the Pulitzer Prize this year, and in "Steel Hammer" (2009), a work that distills the many folklore versions of John Henry — the legendary railroad steel driver who died after winning a contest of strength against a steam-powered hammer — into a compelling, unified image.

As many experts have pointed out, Xi wants to pull South Korea away from the trilateral security regime of Seoul, Tokyo and Washington amid a contest of strength among China, the United States and Japan.

If the horse tries to pull the lead rope away by throwing his head about, let him have it, you're not going to win any contest of strength with a horse.

If we take for granted this "general principle of practical reasoning," why should we recognize the existence of any exclusionary reasons, which by definition prevail independently of any contest of strength?

In a contest of political strength between the mayor and the City Council speaker, the Council put off a vote on whether to override a mayoral veto of a bill that would retain a system in which the city pays candidates $4 for every $1 they raise in small campaign contributions.

Encourage pluralism of ideas: When Indonesia has a well-functioning democratic system it will be reflected in a contest of ideas between candidates, not a contest of financial strength or the ability to smear.

Politics has become a contest of monomaniacs.

It's a contest of titans.

The race is a contest of contrasts.

The contest is a contest of the certification.

A trial is a contest of lies".