Sentence examples for contests rather than from inspiring English sources

Some predict three closely fought contests rather than a knockout blow or disastrous mistake.

Games have always been popular, but in the last third of the 19th century they were organized into regular, recurring contests rather than occasional diversions.

If ball games were contests rather than noncompetitive ritual performances, such as the Japanese football game kemari, then they were sports in the most rigorously defined sense.

The race is decided by the electoral college, or a tally of wins from the state-by-state contests, rather than by the popular national vote.

California is easily Mr. Obama's biggest source of campaign cash, which accounts for his fairly frequent visits to a place that is a Democratic stronghold in presidential contests rather than a battleground.

The court created a new schedule for filing certifications and conducting election contests rather than implementing the schedule enacted by the Legislature, and that is the schedule that we're following tonight.

Golf becomes just another sports contest, rather than a war of attrition.

Prince Ali then withdrew from the contest rather than force a second round.

"They're smart to run this as a contest rather than straight advertising," he said.

First, this is a national contest rather than a series of local contests.

It's a little like participating in a dunk contest rather than a full basketball game.