Sentence examples for contention to go from inspiring English sources

England were never in serious contention to go top even after 2005, such was Australia's overall lead.

Although not competing as Great Britain, the majority of the 18-strong England squad in Amsterdam are in contention to go to their home Olympics next year.

It was kind of my goal to put myself into contention to win going into the last day.

The scratchiness, frigidity and occasional pomposity of their predecessors, Gerhard Schröder, Jacques Chirac and Tony Blair, who between them have dominated European debate for around a decade, are a thing of the past, as is the biggest bone of contention: the decision to go to war in Iraq in March 2003.

Despite those early setbacks, Auroras Encore edged his way into contention with a circuit to go.

The duo looked out of contention with a dive to go but nailed their back two-and-a-half somersault half twist to jump from eighth to third.

His contention pursuaded legislators not to go through with the consolidation, and last week Senator Gormley, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would withdraw the proposal.

Alex Corbisiero Loosehead prop injured a calf in first Test victory and was ruled out of second Test defeat but now back in contention Jamie Roberts Centre is raring to go for decider after missing first two Tests with hamstring injured in warm-up victory against the Waratahs.

"To keep in contention you pretty much have to go blow for blow with him," Pampling said.

And he repeated his contention that Japan might have to "go nuclear" if it did not offer the United States better pay for its military protection.

As for Mr. Boot's contention that forcing Foreign Service officers to go to Iraq is a "long overdue" way "to reorient the department for the global war on Islamic terrorism," I recall the memorial services my father attended for his colleagues slain in Sudan, Lebanon and Cyprus.