Sentence examples for competed for years from inspiring English sources

Armstrong competed for years when doping was pervasive in cycling.

Under her grandmother's name, she has competed for years as an acrobatic rock'n'roll dancer.

A reorganization would require lawmakers to sacrifice committee powers they competed for years to accrue.

One reason is that firms which have competed for years on the quality of their networks still see the RAN as a source of advantage.

Just as lenders competed for years to be the first card to be taken out of the wallet, they are now competing to be the first ones paid back.

Though the two Long Island school districts are quite different -- Cold Spring Harbor is on the wealthy North Shore with a 97.7percentt white enrollment, while Roosevelt is low-income with a 98.8percentt black or Hispanic enrollment -- their sports teams have competed for years without incident.

The result of the process will be the rules on which markets compete for years to come.

Novelty-value men have been competing for years, of course, while women from the Gulf Kingdom have been excluded from international sporting competition.

Referring to his 16 Grand Slam championships, Federer added, "We'll see at 36, 39, how many more I was able to get," raising the possibility that he will compete for years to come.

Even if the White House is right that Iraqi oil production will eventually help foot a portion of the bill, and even if other countries agree to chip in more than token amounts, American taxpayers now confront the prospect that Iraq's needs will compete for years with domestic programs, tax cuts and efforts to rein in the budget deficit.

With growing off-balance-sheet obligations, notably unfunded pension liabilities (see graphic in "Debt Weight Scorecore"), the states will be competing for years with the federal government for scarce taxpayer dollars.