Sentence examples for contend as from inspiring English sources

An equally talented younger generation of Finnish players has failed to emerge, and it may be a while before the Finns contend as steadily as they have at every Olympics since 1998.

Consumer groups have complained that any price negotiated now could look too high in the future if prices for electricity fall, a surety, they contend, as much as they have gone up.

This chapter presents an analysis of those questions, including the various legal landscapes with which clinical trial sponsors must contend, as well as practical considerations for sponsors and drug companies to consider.

Lithuania was able to again contend as an independent country at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

It is ludicrous to contend, as some do, that his administration is no different from that of his predecessor.

Mr. Mehta did not have to contend, as Mr. Levine did, with following directly in a beloved predecessor's footsteps.

The psychic crisis she has observed in adolescent girls (and, more recently, in preschool boys) is, she contends, as old as Western civilization itself.

Looking for his first victory on the PGA Tour, Flesch played the third round of the National Car Rental Golf Classic like someone who had contended as often as Woods has.

Consolidation means cheaper access to capital, he contends, as well as lower insurance premiums and the ability to attract national customers.

The suit contends, as have an international Truth Commission and others, that he and Mr. Garcia obstructed the inquiry into the killing of the women and of government opponents.

Coming to the final jump, Papillon had a loose horse to contend with as well as Mely Moss.