Sentence examples for after contended from inspiring English sources

Ancient Romans believed that sex might prevent epilepsy, but other cultures before and after contended that the opposite was true.

Mr. Ackman, meanwhile, invited a war at Herbalife after contending the nutritional supplements company was a fraud.

He was fired in September 2005 after contending that his superiors had thwarted his efforts to pursue the Pequot case.

He was regarded as an underachiever on the European Tour, having won only once – in Spain in March – after contending so often.

But for Olazabal's faith in Molinari to shine through in Lytham, the Italian will have to be overcome tiredness after contending for tournaments over two weekends.

Jerry Bailey, back to work after contending with a kidney stone last week, noted that Red Bullet "flipped in the gate" and "he just didn't have anything".

Michelle Wie, now 19, is in her first year as a card-carrying tour member after contending for titles since age 13.

Then, after contending for two days that the Senate Democrats had misunderstood the White House aide's comments, the White House appeared Friday night to back away.

To step down: Masataka Shimizu, the president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., which, after contending with huge costs related to the Fukushima nuclear incident, posted a $15.28 billion loss over the past fiscal year — the largest annual loss outside the financial sector in Japan's history.

After winning last month's Colonial, and after contending last week at the United States Open until a final-round 77, Garcia will be confident entering Monday's round, which starts at 8 30 a.m.

Mr. Witmer of State Farm said that the insurer had repeatedly collected money from Firestone over the last three years after contending that manufacturing defects in the tires made the tire maker, and not State Farm, responsible for covering the cost of claims.