Sentence examples for contended for a while from inspiring English sources
"We've contended for a while that there was an issue in subprime debt," said Neal Shear, global head of trading at Morgan Stanley.
With just two prominent free agents, Burrell and Moyer, the team is poised to contend for a while.
He was bumped out of the way while contending for a top-10 finish in a race in Mexico City.
Guy Martin retired at Parliament Square on the third lap while contending for a top-six place.
He was traded to the Dodgers in 2002 to be their set up man while contending for a playoff spot.
Burnquist, who has seen what each skater is capable of while riding in his backyard, said Brown had been skating well and could contend for a medal this week.
That team could contend for a medal by itself.
While frontcourt players like Yao and Yi Jianlian have become solid N.B.A. players, the Chinese national team must improve its backcourt to contend for a medal.
"We had to make a statement.
Horgan hasn't contended with toddlers for a while.
Tavares' future with the Generals had been questioned since the beginning of the season as the Generals were not expected to seriously contend for the championship, while the Knights were among the league leaders.
