Sentence examples for contention against the from inspiring English sources

The main contention against the proposal was a clause that would place workers hired after January 2012 in a retirement plan based on company contributions instead of in a traditional pension.

So with the Redskins desperate to stay in playoff contention against the Giants, and with Coach Norv Turner's job in minute-by-minute peril (he was fired yesterday), Snyder's visceral reactions were ripe for Fox's cameras.

A last contention against the panel is that none of them had any significant differences of opinions on the heart of the matter, that is, the relevance of religion (except perhaps Professor Krauss); instead, they merely had different approaches, resulting in similar conclusions.

He headed Liverpool back into contention against Milan in the 2007 Champions League final, too.

Poems on Various Subjects provided a powerful argument against the proslavery contention that the failure of African peoples to write serious literature was proof of their intellectual inadequacies and their fitness for enslavement.

The shooting touch that kept Austin Peay in contention against Kentucky through most of the second half failed the Governors down the stretch yesterday.

Two of the sponsors for part of the Ireland trip were frequent partners of Mr. Gingrich: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae — the government-backed housing industry giants that Mr. Gingrich has denounced as he fights to stay in contention against Mitt Romney in the Republican primaries.

However, he said "in retrospect" Rudd should have gone to the polls sooner because the initial honeymoon which put Labor back in contention against Abbott could not, in the end, be sustained.

Arguing against the wrap's inclusion in the sandwich category merely returns us to the hinge contention militating against the hot dog.

The way this useful bumper horse had tanked into contention against a smart rival on his hurdling debut leaves no doubt that he will repay that patience, when switched to fences this season.

Toulon could become the first side to win three successive European titles after Leigh Halfpenny kept them in contention against Leinster with his boot.