Sentence examples for back in the contest from inspiring English sources

The margin was back to seven and Scotland were back in the contest, although not for long.

If Muguruza was going to get back in the contest, she had to do it then, after an hour and 18 minutes of relentless struggle.

The game was played before a crowd announced at 11,735, which was subdued until the Grizzlies opened the second half with a 9-2 run that got them back in the contest.

Hull's last chance to get back in the contest disappeared when loose forward Joe Westerman lost grip of the ball in a promising position 20 metres from the Leeds line.

Unfortunately Newcastle's game management was nothing like as effective; every time they complicated things, overcooked a restart or dropped the ball, another scrum would give Leicester an easy foothold back in the contest.

Konta threatened to get back in the contest in the fifth game but again her racquet let her down from the baseline, a netted backhand gifting Kerber a 4-1 lead.

The notebooks also indicate, as if we didn't already know, which side Bail most likely backs in the contest being teased out.

Ms Curran told Andrew Neil she had not undermined their former Holyrood leader, did not want Ms Lamont to quit, and had offered to support her in changes needed after the referendum, She was also asked about when she would reveal who would get her backing in the contest to be the new Scottish leader.

They hauled themselves back into the contest in the 59th minute when Walker gathered after a close-range lineout and thundered over.

A shell-shocked Sharapova battled to find a route back into the contest in the second but could not find any fluency as her opponent's greater power and clever angles consistently put her on the back foot.

He was hanging on early in the second set as Fognini continued to play inspired tennis but the Scot saved two break points at 1-1, and had a chance to work his way back into the contest in game six.