Sentence examples for are contested over from inspiring English sources

The Newport-Bermuda Race, the Sydney-Hobart Race and the Fastnet Race are all jaunts of roughly 630 miles that are contested over several days by fully crewed boats usually campaigned by a relatively well-heeled enthusiast of the sport.

Like the FA Cup it is played on a knockout basis, with the exception of the semi-finals, which are contested over a two-legged tie.

Four disciplines were contested: Over-arm throwing, long distance tossing, freestyle, and discuss.

In previous years, the 200 has been contested over four rounds.

The premier event is the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, which is contested over the final three days.

An often baffling affair for the uninitiated, the points race is contested over 40 kilometres of Siberian pine.

Nearly everything about the Voynich manuscript has been contested over the years, and its past ownership is no exception.

Naturally, the race was contested over the "London distance" that had so nearly finished off Pietri: twenty-six miles and three hundred and eighty-five yards.

This was the last time the League Cup final would be contested over two legs, with the 1967 final being staged at Wembley for the first time.

The Machlin Women's Swiss Teams was contested over the final weekend of the Spring North American Championships in Detroit, which ended March 16.

But Liberum analysts kept their sell rating on Capita: Capita was expected to have won this award, but it the outcome was contested over the New Year by BT.