Sentence examples for but he contested from inspiring English sources

Due for release at the end of 2015, Sahnouni was stripped of his French nationality last May by a decree signed by the prime minister, Manuel Valls, and the interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, but he contested the punishment.

The Tottenham midfielder accepted the FA's charge of violent conduct, which carried a three-game suspension but he contested the governing body's claim that he ought to be banned for longer.

But after he contested the decision, the sport was then forced to allow him to take part in its events by a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

But when he contested the first World Championship match in 1886 against Johannes Zukertort, it became evident that Steinitz was playing on another level.

Millen stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade candidate for Bourke in 1891, but was defeated; he contested the seat again in 1894 and won.

He contested but lost parliamentary elections in 1990 , 1993and 1997, but won in 2002 and 2008.

But Kuti reveals that he contested the decision to go public.

He contested the charge but was convicted following trial.

He contested the election, but the House of Representatives rejected his case, which in part rested on allegations that felons had voted illegally.

10.46pm BST 85 min: Replays showed that Ivica Olic jumped into Julio Cesar as he contested that high ball, but he was perfectly entitled to do so.

He contested the 2001 elections but did not do well: He won less than 4% of the vote.