Sentence examples for a sharp contest from inspiring English sources

Despite a sharp contest, the Austrians succeeded in pushing the French out of the Winterthur highlands, although both sides took high casualties.

Mr. Rabbani's words stood in sharp contest to those of one of the men who has bested him, for now.

That's a sharp contrast with the polarized Republican contest, and with the feeling a majority of Republican voters said they harbored of having been betrayed by their party's leading politicians.

Gingrich's jab at Romney in the intense contest's last hours was a sharp contrast with his promises to stick to a positive message.

Mr Sharp contests that he and his friend's did not actually burn any crosses.

Two less showy numbers won the taste contest: a sharp lemon tart and Key lime cheesecake, fluffy, tangy and delicious.

The twin announcements threw a sharp curve into the contest, leaving Cornell's $2 billion proposal for Roosevelt Island as the clear front-runner for what is seen as a prime opportunity to help reinvent higher education.

Mr. Childers's campaign said his negative rating among voters has risen acutely, internal polls show a sharp narrowing in the contest, and interviews with voters indicated the supposed Childers-Obama link could influence votes.

Your May 10 news article about Fernando Ferrer's rejection of Al Sharpton's conditions for winning his endorsement highlights a sharp paradox of this year's mayoral contest.

An inconclusive Thursday night debate and trouble in the next contest state have led Hillary Clinton to a sharp change in her once dominant presidential campaign.

Ray-Jones explored dog shows, beauty contests and strong-man competitions with a sharp sociological eye but without condescension.