Sentence examples for been contested before in from inspiring English sources
The crossings had been contested before: in 1678 during the French-Dutch war, in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession and in 1733 during the War of the Polish Succession.
The crossings had been contested before: in 1678 during the French-Dutch war, in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession, in 1733 during the War of the Polish Succession, and earlier in 1796, when the French crossed into the German states on 23 24 June.
Until taking Palmyra in May, Isis had not captured an inch of territory that had not been contested before.
Nearly two million claims are brought each year; about one in twenty are contested before a district judge.
This apparently simple question has been contested in the months before Tuesday's much publicised and heavily embargoed release of a manuscript that reportedly came to light only recently.
He was re-acclaimed in 1893 and 1894 before stepping aside voluntarily after his third term, never having been contested in an election.
The issue of the wiretaps was hotly contested before trial.
The last time they were contested was in 2011.
This argument may be contested in light of evidence that YF had spread to Latin America, become endemic, and resulted in outbreaks in North America and Europe even before the air travel has been invented.
