The phrase "a sort of competition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that resembles a competition but may not fit the traditional definition of one.
Example: "The event turned out to be a sort of competition among the participants to see who could create the best artwork."
Alternatives: "a kind of contest" or "a type of rivalry".
If I were built, monogamy would be a sort of competition, too.
NO desorption occurs at the earliest stage as chemical adsorption occurs earlier, in a sort of competition, than physical adsorption due to strong basic OH− ion of surface.
During the nineteen-eighties, there was a sort of competition among certain members of the American independent-rock scene to make the most hideous noise possible.
Knopf has scheduled Mr. Clinton's book for publication in the same year as his wife's book, setting up the possibility of a sort of competition with Senator Clinton's publisher, the Simon & Schuster division of Viacom.
I know that some of my convictions may upset more liberal people,… Julian was living in a sooty apartment next to an iron foundry in Memphis when he received a letter announcing that his great-grandfather's estate had… During the nineteen-eighties, there was a sort of competition among certain members of the American independent-rock scene to make the most hideous noise possible.
This is due to the fact that, at least for the case of North-Western Europe, there are multiple bunker providers per port which will make that there is a sort of competition.
It was staged as a sort-of competition between the venue's two opposing stages, one armed with drums and amps, the other with tables, mics, and laptops.
The Vanderbilt's gave a dog to Engine, Company 39, -a sort of competition sprang up and the finest families of N.Y. were giving their coach dogs to their favorite fire station.
"I've heard rumours that other nations might treat the X Games as a sort-of training competition but I'm not sure if they will - everybody wants to win that X Games gold medal".
Though it also sponsors a mosquito legs and call contest, it does not feature any sort of competition encouraging attendees to let the insects bite them.
Four students who were selected through a sort of uncompetitive competition will play the other eight.
