Sentence examples for contested at the time from inspiring English sources

So he was arguing against Gall and others, but this was fiercely contested at the time.

Although contested at the time, his finding proved correct and remains valid today.

His successful auto industry bailout, fiercely contested at the time, saved countless jobs at virtually no expense to the taxpayer.

Though hotly contested at the time, the breakup turned out to be a boon for shareholders, creating a fierce set of rivals that amassed immense wealth.

As if to demonstrate how unwintery Sochi is, in February the city hosted a national racewalking event — a rare sport from the docket of the Summer Olympics, contested at the time and place of next year's Winter Olympics.

Few recalled that Reagan's actual policies, bitterly contested at the time, were aimed at courting Gorbachev, building up his stature and doing business with him.

He has called for all council seats to be contested at the same time as the mayoral elections.

In 2016, golf will be contested at the Olympics, at which time the players designated as possible participants in the Rio de Janeiro Games will be subject to out-of-competition testing at their homes and training facilities.

Several events were contested at the Olympics for the first time in 2000, including men's and women's tae kwon do, trampoline, triathlon, and synchronized diving.

The only other time the women's Open was contested at the Broadmoor, in 1995, Sorenstam, then 24, won the first of her 10 major titles.

It is the first time that the 200m race has been contested at the Olympics.