Sentence examples for contend which from inspiring English sources

And that has indeed happened to stocks, some investment advisers contend, which were trading at about 12 times earnings as the quarter ended, compared with a long-run average of closer to 15.

Like Augusta, Tiger can play Pebble Beach one-handed and contend, which I think he'll do.

The fair would serve as a means of job creation and lead to a growth in tourism, he has contended, which is hardly lagging in the city.

What is more, Mr. Berner argues that the deleveraging process is much further along than Mr. Hatzius contends, which will encourage consumers to start spending again.

Moreover, Beckett contends (which contradicts my view) that "newspapers do not determine the broadcasters' editorial agenda to anything like the degree that their proprietors might hope".

Painting was publicity, he contended, which made it akin to contemporary advertising; the nineteenth-century nude with the come-hither glance wasn't so different from the twentieth-century pinup.

Mr Putin wants to build a new USSR, he contends, which would cost Mr Yanukovych real power.

Setting up the manufacturing is going to be "expensive" he also contends, which is where that round of funding comes in.

The strong dot-coms are doing most of the online advertising, he contends, which means the online ad industry isn't in as much jeopardy as people think.

Museum officials contend the deal, which has been in negotiations for a year, will be concluded.

But prosecutors contend that the deal, which allowed Enron to report $12 million in profits, was a sham.