Sentence examples for contest over a from inspiring English sources

Each turn sees two players engage in a rock-paper-scissors-like contest over a set of treasure cards.

The '91 contest over a referendum similar to Gardner's was, at the time, the most expensive ballot campaign in the state's history.

They were among 14 left in the Group One contest, over a mile and a quarter, at the five-day confirmation stage.

— A closely fought Congressional contest over a Republican stronghold here was apparently left hanging on Tuesday, with the two top candidates likely to face a runoff next month.

The contest over a group of instructors who have largely been ignored at N.Y.U., and elsewhere, reflects both the increased role adjuncts are playing in universities and the growing efforts to unionize higher education.

The dispute begins with a contest over a priori arguments.

Friends advised me I was setting myself up for embarrassment: a war with Iran, a contest over oil, or a nuclear terrorist attack could erupt any day.

Even before Mr. Bush takes office, the early wrangling has begun to elevate the environmental arena to the status of an important battleground in a contest over the direction a Bush White House will take.

Time was, a contest over Canadian values at a historical moment when the progressive cause is on the upswing in the English-speaking world would have been the NDP's strong suit.

And while their contest with France is the order of the day, the speed of Jonny May, Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson has been sharpened over another contest, an internal competition over a set of eight steps.

They have said that is because a family court judge would consider the "best interests of the child," a legal standard typically applied in state courts when there is a contest over the custody of a child between parents.