Sentence examples for contests taking place from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — In this supposedly quiet off-year election, three contests taking place Tuesday are filling the void.

Republicans operated under a winner-takes-all system in the past, which set the stage for an early victor, but this time most delegates will be awarded proportionally for contests taking place before April 1, which means finishing second can be nearly as fruitful as winning.

In the round of selection contests taking place in the run-up to the 2001 general election, Cameron again attempted to be selected for a winnable seat.

It will mean turning our backs on the political jousting contests taking place at all levels of government and rejecting their appointed jesters as false prophets.

The Michigan and Arizona contests take place next Tuesday, followed by Super Tuesday on March 6.

The most popular contests take place over Washington's Birthday weekend at four locations around the country.

(Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery, at Spring St .The contests take place on alternating Mondays; the next one is March 24, at 7 30. For more information, visit www.bigquizthing.com).

This week Senator Obama has been campaigning in key general election states like Nevada while Senator Clinton is focusing on South Dakota and Montana where the final primaries contests take place next week.

Three of the Olympic contests start at higher altitude, where the conditions are fine, but their courses finish at the base of the mountain where the other three contests take place.

In the early centuries of Olympic competition, all the contests took place on one day; later the Games were spread over four days, with a fifth devoted to the closing-ceremony presentation of prizes and a banquet for the champions.

There remain countries whose qualification is in the balance, and whose nerves will stay on edge at least until Wednesday, when the last round of normal qualification contests takes place.