Sentence examples for contending on from inspiring English sources

"I had six bad holes that cost me a chance of contending on the weekend".

Under the Sayyid dynasty (c. 1414 51) the sultanate was reduced to a country power continually contending on an equal footing with other petty Muslim and Hindu principalities.

He knows the trend is upwards, as his career-high ranking demonstrates, and expects to be contending on the last day in Doha.

The president, contending on national television that she would have been put before a firing squad in earlier times, sent his secret intelligence police to arrest her.

The ruling by Judge Afiuni angered President Hugo Chávez, who, while contending on national television that she would have been put before a firing squad in earlier times, sent his secret police to arrest her.

No, just California, where 1.4m adults—out of a potential electorate of almost 22m have set up an election to recall their Democratic governor, Gray Davis; and where 135 candidates, from serious politicians to grandstanding pornographers, are contending on a special ballot to replace him.

It wasn't just that Bubba Watson cruised to his three-shot victory, it's that playing partner Jordan Spieth was really the only one to seriously contend on the final day.

By the end, three bidders were contending, one of them on the phone from Belgium.

Apple executives contend that on-demand music services have begun to cannibalize download sales, and its representatives are demanding the labels create a period reserved for digital purchasing.

In arguing for the high bail, Assistant District Attorney Cindy Martelli contended on Thursday that Mr. Sellers was one of the key leaders of the illegal street demonstrations Tuesday in which more than 200 protesters were arrested.

EADS officials contended on Wednesday that the competition should not be altered.