Sentence examples for beat a competitive from inspiring English sources

It would be most unfortunate if we were encouraged by our phones to engage in sexual activity just to put another smiley face in the "did it today" box, or to beat a competitive friend who scored highly over the weekend.

The Team Penske driver picked an auspicious occasion to record his first IndyCar win since 2010, beating a competitive field in St . Petersburgin the first race of the open-wheel series's 2012 season.

Manchester Thunder maintained their three-point lead at the top of the Superleague by beating a competitive Team Bath.

"It is a huge blow for us to lose Dan, but the way the side played in beating a competitive Cardiff Blues side shows we are moving in the right direction".

Although Tambor was a favorite to win, he beat out a competitive set including Louis CK, William H Macy, Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle and Will Forte.

Any Democrat who beats a Republican in a competitive district can't vote for a tax increase without risking being fired in the next election.

In San Diego, she beat Clijsters in a competitive, contentious final that put a harder edge on a rivalry that had, at least in public, long appeared like a mutual support group.

And beating their biggest rivals with just 10 men further bolstered the Black Stars' belief that this is their year - both because it was a fine feat in itself, and because the last time Ghana beat Nigeria in a competitive match was in 1982, when they also came from a goal down; and that was in the ACN quarter-finals too.

Sweden beat France in a competitive game for the first time since 1969.

On the first anniversary of Steve McClaren's appointment as Derby boss, Bournemouth were aiming to beat them in a competitive match for the first time since 1985.

"It's a really outstanding achievement to beat such a highly competitive field," she said in a statement.