Sentence examples for being contested by a from inspiring English sources

Mr. Buchanan, whose nomination is being contested by a rival faction of the party, was admitted to Washington Hospital Center after repeated episodes of stomach pain in the last few months, his sister, Bay Buchanan, said.

Nimrod XV230 was an ancient aircraft doing a vital surveillance job over the battleground of Panjwai being contested by a large Taliban force and a few hundred Canadian soldiers.

Moreover, "only 28 Republican-held districts are considered even remotely at risk of being contested by a Democratic challenger... ....... Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas comment, "So for about 200 of the House's Republicans, a primary challenge by conservatives angry over 'amnesty' is probably a more realistic threat than defeat at the hands of angry Hispanic voters, or even angry Democrats".

Mr. Kuykendall's district, which includes cities near Los Angeles, is being contested by a Democrat, Jane Harman, a former House member who has strong personal financial resources and has already received a boost from party luminaries like Representative Patrick J. Kennedy, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who recently visited her district.

The contract is currently being contested by a competitor.

Due to the absence of climbs, the stage was expected to favor the Giro's remaining sprinters, but it wound up being contested by a breakaway.

PLANS to bring the historic Italian city of Siena into the jet age with the expansion of its small airport are being contested by an embattled group of citizens who say that Siena is doing fine, just as it is.

Although Dionysius' position was contested by a rival schismatic group during his entire reign, he succeeded in effectively governing the Syrian community.

Henley's oldest and most prestigious event, the Grand Challenge Cup, will be contested by a Canadian national squad and a German club, Hansa Dortmund.

In a Papua New Guinea national election, a parliamentary seat in a district shared by Hulis and Nipas was contested by a Huli candidate and a Nipa candidate who happened to be from the Handa clan.

In the late 1960s, the tournament was contested by a shrinking pool of amateurs; players were often defecting to the professional circuit after winning a grand slam event or two.