Sentence examples for avoiding a contest for from inspiring English sources

He is, to be sure, avoiding a contest for the position of Republican whip, which he might have lost to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who leads the party's campaign arm.

Labor is determined to avoid public dissent over the leadership and, if possible, also to avoid a contest.

Hot Rod and the Tories Brinkmanship ReprintsMr Michael would clearly prefer to avoid a contest.

If you can help it, avoid a contest with this man.

A large number of general management slots in an organization enables a corporation to attract and retain many capable managers and avoids an elimination contest for a company's single general management position.

The Spaniards, regardless of intent, obtained the result they had hoped for, avoiding a potential semifinal contest against the United States.

Many who today call for avoiding a protracted presidential contest not long ago insisted that an even more protracted struggle to impeach and remove our head of state was more than worth the resulting uncertainty and instability -- that to unseat a president they abhorred, the game was worth the candle.

That's a contest for the ages.

He had done well in a contest for budding entrepreneurs.

A contest for the Magazine's readers.

And consequently there's a contest for control.