Sentence examples for be contested in a from inspiring English sources

Its powers could be contested in a court.

The next America's Cup will be contested in a new class of 72-foot catamarans.

BMW Oracle has since decided that the 2013 Cup, the 34th, will be contested in a new class of 72-foot catamarans with wing sails, putting an end — for now — to the Cup's monohull era.

Reformists won 226 of the 290 seats in Parliament in the first round of the elections on February 18. Sixty-four seats remain to be contested in a runoff on April 21.

The accident led to a series of rule changes designed to increase safety, along with a major reduction in wind limits for racing, which meant that a regatta initially designed to be contested in a wide range of weather conditions became much more susceptible to delays.

Her retirement opens a seat potentially viable for Republicans, but one that will be contested in a presidential year, in which Democratic turnout typically rises.

Twenty-five of 28 sports would be contested in an area of about three miles along the waterfront.

This final Group D match was being contested in a fever-pitch atmosphere that gave it the feel of a late-game goal chase with only seconds remaining.

During the Atlanta Games, whitewater remained a fringe sport in both senses of the term as the events were contested in a different state: just across the border on the Ocoee River in Copperhill, Tenn.

The ownership of Graham's dances has been contested in a suit against the center brought in March 2001 by Ronald Protas, Graham's heir, and the Martha Graham Trust, the licensing agent for the dances.

It is as basic as running; it has broad global appeal, with governing bodies in 180 countries and a power base that extends from the United States to Russia to Japan to India to Iran; and it is contested in a small area that is easily depicted on TV.