Sentence examples for contended even from inspiring English sources

Otherwise, he would flee, Mrs. Chadwick's lawyers contended, even as Mr. Chadwick insisted otherwise.

Some will say that it's silly even to ask, that the Jets couldn't have contended even with Revis.

The late Professor Kuhn contended, even more assertively, that older scientists almost never relinquish a theoretical frame, but are, thankfully, eventually replaced by a younger generation that has smaller intellectual investments in the status quo.

Entire fields of study, from traditional literary analysis to political and military history, are simply not widely taught anymore, Mr. Johnson contended: "Even students who want to learn don't have the opportunity because there are no specialists on the faculty to take courses from".

NIF has long had critics, who contended even before the multibillion-dollar machine was built that it would never work.

They contend even the assets of the dead might be put toward that end, diplomats said.

What is more, UBS contends, even with the recent restructuring, Greece's interest payments remain too much for the country to bear over the long term, at 15 percent of government tax revenue.

And he does know the people of "Where the Heart Is," he contends, even though his hometown, Evansville, Ind., may seem less like Wal-Mart country than the film's Oklahoma setting.

The president was right to focus first on economic issues and tax cuts, they contend, even if those cuts have drastically reduced the surplus money available for weapons programs in coming years.

There were numerous points at which his ascent might have been derailed, he contends; even as late as January 1933, "it would have been eminently possible to prevent his nomination as Reich chancellor".

"Benjamin Franklin's relentless exercise of his Millionaire Intelligence is largely why he grew rich and why he is remembered long after his death," they contend, even though the Declaration of Independence may also have been a factor.