Sentence examples for competed for the from inspiring English sources

Three Western companies competed for the honor.

New York and New Jersey both competed for the new site.

Company owners competed for the loyalties of corrupt local officials.

And not all of them competed for the United States.

Legions of sales representatives competed for the same customers.

Two telephone bidders competed for the painting, which ended up selling for $5.1 million.

There was one singles' party where people competed for the best pick-up line.

Bubka, who competed for the Soviet Union, set 17 of the last 18 world records.

Five bidders, three on telephones and two in the salesroom, competed for the work.

This year, eight cooks competed for the Iron Chef title, doubling the 2007 field.

Five bidders competed for the painting, which had an estimate of $1.4 million to $1.8 million.