Sentence examples for contend better from inspiring English sources

Mr. Mofaz, a former defense minister and military chief who even in the days leading up to the agreement had vowed not to join Mr. Netanyahu's government, said the new coalition would be able to "contend better with the challenges facing Israel," including "a historic territorial compromise with our Palestinian neighbors".

Redirecting metabolic energy stores toward improved immune function should enable animals to contend better with the stressors (e.g., decreased temperature and food availability) of winter, a time of the year when reproductive efforts are less likely to succeed.

The Washington Post's David Ignatius contended: "Better to continue aid, and insist that it be conditioned on the military scheduling early elections".

One hundred permanently employed dwarfs, they contend, is better than 100 dwarfs scrounging for odd jobs.

In January, the city awarded Pearson a three-year contract for roughly $5.5 million to replace the Bracken exam with the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, which city education officials contend will better measure ability.

An institution outside Manhattan must also contend with better-known competition in its own backyard, like the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, whose donor list resembles that of many major Manhattan cultural organizations.

He also concedes that the equal protection basis for the Supreme Court ruling was faulty (although he contends a better one was available).

Writing in The New Republic (before the purge), Danny Vinik sees only "good news" for Hillary Clinton, she of the "Obama-Clinton" axis: "The more the economy improves over the next 24 months," Vinik contends, "the better Clinton's changes are of winning the presidency".

What is missing, they contend, is a better-organized, better-financed network of psychological, legal and financial assistance for women who decide to leave an abusive relationship.

Both contend they are better positioned than ever to compete as the information technology sector rebounds.

As for Kerrey's generation, I contend we learned better lessons from a bad war than our parents learned from a good one.