Sentence examples for contention behind from inspiring English sources

"That supports S.& P.'s contention behind why they downgraded us in the first place and perhaps justifies in their minds an additional downgrade.

The grey, towards the rear early, moved into contention behind the leaders approaching the last half-mile, but found little under pressure and was pulled up before the second last.

Cipriani's time in Australia was occasionally overshadowed by off-field incidents, while he has dropped out of England contention behind players like Owen Farrell, Charlie Hodgson and Toby Flood.

Ivan Basso, an Italian riding for the Liquigas team, won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia, launching a solo attack on the grueling climb up Monte Zoncolan to move into contention behind the overall leader, David Arroyo Duran, a Spaniard riding for Caisse d'Epargne.

St. Francis Prep of Queens lost to St. Anthony's in the final last season and will most likely be in contention this year behind the senior quarterback Peter Mazzurco.

Kerr shot a six-under 66 Saturday to vault into contention, two strokes behind Ochoa.

Despite those gaffes, Woods began the weekend firmly in contention, four strokes behind the leader, Davis Love III.

Mr Baker was worried about Reagan's lack of preparation for the meeting, where "Reaganomics" was sure to be a source of contention, and left behind a carefully prepared briefing book.

Having made the cut, Woods faces the difficult task of trying to force his way into contention, eight strokes behind the co-leaders Shingo Katayama and David Toms, who are tied at nine under par.

Warwickshire are also in contention, 21 points behind Yorkshire but with considerable momentum after last week's Twenty20 triumph – as the Birmingham Bears – and with a Royal London semi-final against Kent next Thursday.

Red Bull's Mark Webber, who finished ninth, is effectively out of contention, 60 points behind Alonso with a maximum of only 125 still available.