Sentence examples for competing bands from inspiring English sources

Competing bands played overtures of Italian operas, marches, and light music.

There are competing bands of Tea Party leaders, and one of its candidates unsuccessfully challenged Senator Harry Reid, the leader of the Senate Democrats, in 2010.

Haiti's rambunctious three-day annual street parade coincides with other Mardi Gras celebrations around the world and attracts large nighttime crowds eager to witness competing bands atop highly decorated floats.

But the nation's courtship with metal came into fruition in 1986 under much more humble circumstances, when Mr. Ibrahim joined forces with local musicians from competing bands to host a concert called "The Eternal Spirit of Iron Maiden".

As in the past, Michael Feinstein will program and host "Jazz and Popular Song" concerts in the Allen Room; the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival will introduce newly transcribed Ellington charts to competing bands; and the "Jazz for Young People" concerts will continue, including programs on John Coltrane and Latin jazz.

SanDisk had made various outrageous feather boas, leather vests, wigs, and cowboy hats available to the eight competing bands, but team CrunchGear opted for a stripped down, two-person set.

Their association wants to offer each competing band $2,000 just to enter its competition, while the top three bands would compete for a $20,000 first prize.

"It helps bring attention to our music," says Ruth Marien, director of one competing band, Semblanzas del Río Guapi.

There were competing "kailie" bands (country musicians), dancing, and hurling teams.

Fans lined up to cheer competing salsa bands and the colorful floats sponsored by villages in Puerto Rico.

So Chechnya will carry on much as before: a corrupt, unstable mess of competing armed bands, fighting over oil, selling arms and terrorising the population.