Sentence examples for contender because from inspiring English sources

The Henry group had been considered the leading contender because of its members.

Some players almost automatically rule out a contender because of their competition".

He has been considered a leading contender because he was the party's nominee for United States Senate in 2002.

Veal Caruso, with spinach, mozzarella and roasted peppers, though oversauced, was a contender because the peppers had more spunk.

The Eagles have molded what many in this city believe to be a Super Bowl contender because of the dynamism of Michael Vick, the shiftiness of LeSean McCoy and the speed of Jackson, Maclin and Smith.

As for the Atlantic Coast Conference, it is hard to imagine the conference having a serious national title contender because it has not sniffed that level of competition in years.

The Sooners, the Hurricanes and the Hokies have become perennial title contenders because, quite simply, they do everything well.

The comments get at the heart of bias against women in science: the notion that we can't be serious contenders because we are too emotional, and, even worse, we distract the men from their science by our sexual allure.

"Only existing national operators are likely to be serious contenders because of the amount of money Absolute is losing and the economies of scale that would need to be made," said one industry executive.

Such remarks have less to do with Mr. Sanford's flaws than with the 2010 race for governor, which already had a full field of contenders because Mr. Sanford was limited to two terms.

This moment finally beat the dozens of other opera contenders because of its youthful optimism, its intimation of tragedy and the music's ability to push to ever more expansive ecstasy.