Sentence examples for a time when competing from inspiring English sources

His voltaic pile, an early electric battery that produced a steady current, was developed in 1800 at a time when competing theories existed about how electricity was generated.

At a time when competing fundamentalist creeds -- radical Islam, evangelical Christianity -- are struggling for dominance, Mr. Wilson has chosen to adapt a work that presents faith as a willful choice among compelling alternatives.

At a time when competing philosophical and scientific schools put Aristotle at odds with faith, restoring his reputation from a religious point of view could be seen as key to safeguarding Peripateticism.

At a time when competing conservative news sites are attracting younger viewers and readers, the No. 1-rated cable news channel is at a crucial juncture over its programming and broader future.

There are times when competing against the incumbent feels like an insurmountable challenge (and by "times," I mean pretty much every day).

"In well over 30 years I've seen this countless times, when competing agents force asking prices so high that buyers just say no thanks," said Ed Mead, director of Douglas & Gordon.

"Come do our sport and break your bones — that's not the ideal recruitment poster," says Petter Ellingsen, a Norwegian jouster who has competed in nine countries and been injured badly only twice — both times when competing in what he calls "the American style".

Dr Ritchie, in return, expresses a high regard for Linux, attributing its success to the fact that it was a unified effort, at a time when other competing versions of Unix were mired in legal battles.Linux is also the true heir of the Unix tradition in the sense that its development process is collaborative.

"It's too early to tell," he said, but added that the playoff helps golf appeal to viewers at a time when it competes with baseball, Nascar and the opening of the college and professional football seasons.

Exam time is where you realise that you're far from the liberal parent you thought you were (or used to be), a time when parents compete over whose child is doing the least amount of work and say things such as, "Revision?

At a time when publishing competes with the disappearing ozone layer for consumption of forests, I feel sorry for the trees pressed into service in this aimless effort.