Sentence examples for contest of man from inspiring English sources

Human ingenuity tested by the contest of man v machine, attached to a giant trade fair.

And all in the name of a sport, to hear devotees describe it, that is the ultimate contest of man versus himself.

Legend has it that Loretta Lynn once judged a drag contest of men dressed in her likeness.

It will also be – with apologies to Nick Clegg who has not yet selected his own historical alias – a contest of a man pretending to be Roosevelt against a man trying to be Baldwin.

The Yorkshire racer will also contest the Isle of Man TT for the team.

The pair will ride under the banner of Honda Europe, and will also contest the Isle of Man TT in June.

In a statement, the team said: "Mark joined the team last month to contest the Isle of Man TT and other road races.

The Bagger has had the privilege of sitting through "700 Sundays," an endurance contest of a one-man show that seemed to take a month of Sundays to end and was surrounded by people jackknifing with har-hars with every other joke, and he feels Mr. Crystal's fatigue.

The interval act included Dana singing "All Kinds of Everything" (the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1970), Eimear Quinn singing "The Voice" (winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996) and the Brotherhood of Man singing "Save Your Kisses for Me" (winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976).

Dunlop will contest the North West 200, Isle of Man TT, Ulster Grand Prix and all rounds of next year's British Supersport Championship.

Bell finished fourth in popular votes in the four-man contest of that year, won by the Republican Abraham Lincoln.