Sentence examples for contests means from inspiring English sources

The lack of proper contests means that 15 of the past 17 Ashes series have been taken by the first team to win a Test.

Labour's strong performance in most of Thursday's contests means that even Miliband's most ardent critics must accept that a Labour defeat is not inevitable when a general election is held.

The ever-accelerating schedule of primary and caucus contests means that raising money, the tiger's milk of political success, must begin earlier too, even at the risk of the public's becoming more jaded than ever.

Winning both these contests means Republicans would pick up one more state (Arkansas) from Democrats -- which leads to a cumulative total of four pickups for the GOP, so far.

The half-week between the Seahawks' Week 6 and 7 contests means that players will have three fewer days than normal to rest and rehab their injuries, with many being thrown back into the fire before their bodies have properly recovered from the previous matchup's beating.

It does not mean that we expect or deserve to win every international contest, though that would be nice, but that such contests mean so much to us.

Inadvertently, it suggested that chicken contests meant thrills and that to get into trouble with the cops meant prestige, and the result was an increase in hot-rodding accidents.

As I tried to point out, popularity contests mean nothing.

"I know," she said humbly, "but the contest means so much to me.

It also seems to ignore the fact that turning modding into a popularity contest means the promotion of group-think.

Still, they are closely watching what this summer's presidential contest means for the peso and, in turn, Texas' symbiotic business ties to Mexico.