Sentence examples for contested against from inspiring English sources

Step 1: Population Growth Immigration reform is being contested against a background of an increasingly nonwhite electorate.

The world No 1 played what he considered to be his best two sets in the 45 matches he has contested against Roger Federer here, yet by far the biggest cheers in Rod Laver Arena were for his opponent's brief and ultimately unsuccessful fightback.

Clermont lose at home about as often as Englishmen have coq au vin for breakfast, but Northampton's pack at least possess the muscle to threaten the prevailing trend, which has seen English sides lose eight of the nine away quarter-finals they have contested against French opposition.

Just two days later, he went ahead and played the Smile Jamaica concert designed to cheer and unite the people ahead of the December 1976 general election, which was contested against a backdrop of vicious rivalries – between the gangs and the two main political parties – with the dons and politicians alike all seeing Bob as a figure they wanted on their side.

The first game was contested against Hawke's Bay in Napier on 23 June 1888.

In the 1967 election, student leader P. Seenivasan contested against Kamaraj in the Virudhunagar constituency.

McIlroy eventually did likewise in what was a more evenly contested match, against Boo Weekley.

What if the Greens no longer contested elections against Labour, keeping only their seat in Brighton?

The veteran tight end's ability to make contested catches against tight coverage was the difference in this game.

In Queens, Frank Padavan, a Republican who has represented northeastern Queens for the last 28 years, also won a hotly contested race against Rory I. Lancman, a lawyer.

With his victory in today's fiercely contested race against City Councilman Cory Booker, Mayor Sharpe James did more than just withstand an assault on one of the Northeast's most entrenched political machines.