Sentence examples for contested affair from inspiring English sources
The game was a closely contested affair for 40 minutes, with the score tied, 1-1.
It was an incredibly tense and hotly contested affair, played in the rain on a badly deteriorating pitch.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The surprise acquittal of Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, of sodomy charges is likely to make the country's next national elections a tightly contested affair, analysts said Monday after the verdict was announced.
While these measures have, to a certain extent, rescued the formerly British-focused monument from obscurity, the paper unravels issues rendering the re-adaptation a highly contested affair, derived primarily from recalcitrant colonial memories and the multi-ethnic complexion of the Malaysian nation.
Though I believe that the Patriots have a few more vulnerabilities than the Seahawks, I would advise against betting significant sums on this game — in part because Super Bowl gambling is seldom wise in any circumstance, but also because I anticipate a tightly contested affair.
Mitchell Johnson grasped the overnight momentum by the throat first thing, bursting through the 300-wicket barrier in Test cricket – the fifth Australian to do so – with a second over of such ferocity it could easily have been transplanted from his spellbinding 37-wicket Ashes 18 months ago straight into this more tightly contested affair.
These were not the most tightly contested affairs.
Since the beginning of the Republic, judicial nominations to the Supreme Court have often been hotly contested affairs.
The annual writing competitions have become hotly contested affairs, and prizes will be awarded to the winners over the weekend.
Newcastle snapped a five-game losing streak with a rugged 22-12 win over Wests Tigers at Hunter Stadium where, in front of a strong 15,573 crowd, the two teams went try for try over the first 77th minutes in a tightly-contested affair.
It was an exciting finish to a closely-contested affair at McHale Park.
