Sentence examples for contended made from inspiring English sources

After Catterton took over, Archway began ratcheting back spending on in-store promotions, which distributors contended made their cookies less competitive in stores.

That testimony, Mr. Burr contended, made some jurors unwilling to impose the death penalty on Mr. Nichols because they believed others unknown were also involved.

Even though it extracted the $410 million settlement on Tuesday, the regulator spared a senior bank executive, Blythe Masters, who investigators originally contended made "false and misleading statements under oath".

Mr. Silverstein insisted that the companies were bound by a policy known as the Travelers' form, which, he contended, made it easier to claim that the attack constituted two events.

Even as the nation's top energy regulator is poised to extract a record settlement from JPMorgan Chase over accusations that it manipulated power markets, the agency is expected to spare a top bank lieutenant who federal investigators initially contended made "false and misleading statements under oath," according to people briefed on the matter.

The league also cited public comments by Ray Lewis and Wes Welker, who seemed to support an off-season of no work, and of other players who, the league contended, made comments that suggest the players' association is still acting like a union even after decertification.

"We've all fallen into a trap on this," the official contended, making an argument that Mr. Bush himself has made in private, according to those who have spoken with him.

Sherman's march to the sea, Mr O'Connell contends, made the general "one of the originators of what is termed 'modern war' wholesale assaults on civilian populations as an integral part of military strategy".

This was asked of Dr. Lee's lawyers: "Who do you contend made the decision to prosecute?" Mr. Holscher responded: "We know that the decision was made at the highest levels in Washington.

Fidelity, the lawsuit contends, made large cash payments to the middleman, who then passed money and gifts on to the Chinese bank's chairman and other bank officials, possibly in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

The proper formation is, she contends, made possible by the participation and leadership of a blackness on the margins.