Sentence examples for contested for it from inspiring English sources

In 1708 Montferrat was annexed by the house of Savoy, rulers of neighbouring Piedmont, who had long contested for it.

The AIADMK again sided with the NDA during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections but lost all the races that it contested for that chamber.

Indeed, he approvingly quotes Cromwell's own account of events: "Religion was not the thing at first contested for, but God brought it to that issue at last".

In 1984 in the first elections it contested for the Lok Sabha (lower chamber of the Indian parliament), the party won 30 seats, but its total dropped to just 2 seats in the 1989 polls.

It was contested for mainly by teams consisting of two female wrestlers in TNA, known as the TNA Knockouts, in TNA's women's division; however, the championship was once held by a male.

The first two Xscape matches were held to determine the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship, while, since 2007, it has been contested for the X Division Championship.

The Polish contingent contested for the village of Utitsa, effecting its capture with their first attempt but Tuchkov had ejected the French forces by 08 00.

One match on the undercard was contested for the TNA X Division Championship, in which Petey Williams successfully defended it against A.J. Styles.

However, who may be identified as Melayu and what it means to be Melayu has been contested for many decades.

The case has been contested for three years–so far which the appeals court called "noteworthy" for its speed.

The details of his crime would be contested for decades.