Sentence examples for contends for example from inspiring English sources

He contends, for example, that particular relationships among referees, coaches and players affected the outcomes of games.

He contends, for example, that England's Glorious Revolution of 1688, in which a Dutch prince, William of Orange, and his wife peacefully acquired the British throne, should really be seen as a Dutch invasion and conquest of England.

The suit contends, for example, that Exxon Mobil provided barracks where the military tortured detainees and lent heavy equipment like excavators that, the suit says, were used to dig mass graves.

Mr. Wolff contends, for example, that a 50-year-old expecting a $20,000 annual company pension at the age of 65, and suddenly forced to fund it himself, would have to have accumulated $200,000 in savings by now.

They contend, for example, that parental rights granted by another state concerning a partner's child would be nullified in Ohio.

Mr. Bishop and Mr. Green contend, for example, that the infamous boom and bust in tulip prices in Holland in the 17th century was not an example of sheer madness.

Some litigants have contended, for example, that the banks dumped loans they knew to be troubled into securities and then misled investors about the quality of those underlying mortgages when selling the investments.

And there would have been lots of other issues with which to contend: for example, more questions about privacy, and how you might be able to better filter who can reach out to you using the app (eg, only developers, but not recruiters, at a hackathon; but the examples are endless).

These skeptics contend, for example, that Clinton only came out against construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in September 2015 when it had become a growing political liability to continue not taking a stance.

The diplomats were able to shuttle easily among the hotels and conference sites without having to contend with, for example, the snarled traffic of Moscow or the security worries of Baghdad, and they had the snowcapped Zalisky Alatau mountains for a backdrop.

The same can be true at the intraspecific level, if populations of the same species have to contend with, for example, different levels of habitat fragmentation (Lima and Zollner 1996).