Sentence examples similar to contends straightforwardly from inspiring English sources

Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our age; Alain de Botton's wonderful "How to Think More About Sex" comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some of the knots that bind us.

Gingrich contends.

White, she contends, is "immune to fads.

The sector is recovering, he contends.

But this, she contends, is not disappointing.

RIM contends this is a temporary hiccup.

It stole it, Amazon contends.

Whether Woods contends is the question.

It contends the government is illegitimate.

I'm contending now.

Can they contend?