Sentence examples for cannot contend from inspiring English sources

He gradually becomes ashamed of her because she cannot contend with his intellectual friends.

Once she cannot contend for a major, she plans to walk away.

It seems that many people cannot contend with the notion of public money being spent on very young children.

FRIDAY, AT NETS: For cap reasons, the Nets probably cannot contend for James unless he remains with Miami without extending his contract and opts out in 2015.

If Elias, Scott Gomez, Joe Nieuwendyk and Friesen have normal seasons, there is no reason the Devils cannot contend again for their third conference title in four seasons.

He plans to file for free agency after the season, and he realizes he could be traded if the Mets conclude they cannot contend this season.

The Chicago Bulls cannot seriously contend without Derrick Rose, nor can the Boston Celtics revive themselves without Rajon Rondo.

"While animals are sentient creatures worthy of human kindness and human care," he wrote, "one cannot seriously contend that the animals themselves suffer continuing harms by having their images out in the marketplace".

Second, the revolutionary must always deal with the threat of counter-revolutionaries, and is hence faced with a dilemma: because revolutionary power must by definition think that the original revolution was justified, it "cannot, logically, contend that all subsequent revolutions must be wicked" (Russell 1938 87).

President Obama demonstrated his gutsiness in recent months by speaking so many words that craven politicians contend cannot be spoken.

The budget, critics contend, cannot be balanced without borrowing $740 million through bond issues -- a tactic Stroger has been pushing for months.