Sentence examples for contention they from inspiring English sources

And as some teams fizzled out of playoff contention, they saw their popularity in Madden disappear.

If he plays well and the Mets are not in contention, they can trade him before the July 31 deadline.

He was oblique about the exact points of contention: "They [EMI] want something we're not prepared to give them.

With the Mets eliminated from playoff contention, they would have little to lose by allowing him to pitch — or even start.

Sports Illustrated wrote that when the Jets fall out of contention, "they need to start the most accurate passer on their roster: third-stringer Greg McElroy".

While Sciri leaders said they had agreed to withdraw Mr. Mahdi's name from contention, they said they had not yet agreed to back Dr. Jafari.

Before we first played them I read out their scores to our players and it showed that after 55 minutes of each game they had been in contention so they take some breaking down.

Bradley said the club's ability to accommodate away support had been a major point of contention as they endeavoured to prove they meet the Football League's standards for promotion.

That caused contention because they already felt that they had more than enough to do.

The Mets are still telling teams that they hope to get back into contention, but they face major decisions before the July 31 trading deadline.

They opened fire on us; it is our contention that they did this without warning.