Sentence examples for a fierce contest between from inspiring English sources

In 1891, when a seat opened up at the Académie Française, there was a fierce contest between two writers: Pierre Loti and Emile Zola.

In fact, daily life in India is a fierce contest between the affluent and the educated on the one side, and the brooding impoverished on the other.

What follows is a fierce contest between the claims of home and those of the children's centre as represented by its suavely articulate founder, Srinivas.

New England in northern NSW is shaping up as a fierce contest between Joyce, and his predecessor, the independent candidate Tony Windsor.

During the first match, a fierce contest between Meghann Shaughnessy and Francesca Schiavone, Shaughnessy nearly gave up a four-game lead before winning, 6-3, 6-4.

All over the world, there is a fierce contest between cable, D.S.L., satellite, and Internet service providers to offer voice, data, and television packages to their customers — what is known in the industry as the "triple play".

All this points to an increasingly fierce contest between Wal-Mart and labor groups that are bent on mobilizing and organizing the company's work force, with a near-term goal of pressing for higher wages and a longer-term goal of emboldening workers to demand a union.

Clark is looking forward to what could be a fierce contest.

Palm Beach, who looked so assured in the first half, are suddenly drawn into a fierce contest.

A fierce contest refused to subside thereafter, but Stockport held out to claim the spoils.

But Gove is likely to face a fierce contest from another Brexit-supporting MP.