Sentence examples for contest is less from inspiring English sources

But the broader effect on the contest is less clear, particularly if the Republican field remains fractured.

Doubtless, that was partly because the Democratic National Committee scheduled them for Saturday nights, and partly because the Democratic contest is less competitive.

Ron Paul has historically been able to capitalise on his supporters' enthusiasm no matter where he is in the polls, and one doubts he would throw in the towel even if it meant campaigning from the back of a truck, so the cash contest is less important for him.

The vice-presidential contest was less consequential and testier, but it put the two sides' records under sustained scrutiny.

Half of black women voters in North Carolina -- or roughly 348,000 voters -- are expected to sit out the 2014 election, while the average margin of victory for the state's past three gubernatorial contests was less than 25,000 votes.

Yet Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest and Bobby Robson's Ipswich, along with QPR, Watford and Southampton all added an occasional touch of novelty to the contest which is less likely now.

But in high-profile contests, that template is less true each year.

They contend that statewide races are very different from New York City contests, that the electorate is less sensitive to ethnic provocation.

There is also a more protracted contest taking place, one that is less visible, but equally critical.

Above all, it means bias matters more, simply because there is less capacity to contest arguments and less diversity of commentary.

And she writes that in Australia's heavily concentrated media market, "bias matters more, simply because there is less capacity to contest arguments and less diversity of commentary".