Sentence examples for course of a contest from inspiring English sources

But no one except, perhaps, Maradona had Cruyff's range of skills and his ability to redirect the course of a contest.

Only those with a partisan interest can dwell on that when there was so much to revel in over the course of a contest that must rank high in the entire history of this tournament.

Lyon's penalty try came three minutes into the second half and the decision looked like it would change the course of a contest during which his Manly side had endured the rough end of some first-half calls.

At times showing anger and at others a methodical determination to make all his points, Mr. McCain pressed his Democratic rival on taxes, spending, the tone of the campaign and his association with the former Weather Underground leader William Ayers, using nearly every argument at his disposal in an effort to alter the course of a contest that has increasingly gone Mr. Obama's way.

Or the former political strategist for George W. Bush, who saw firsthand how a botched network call could alter the course of a presidential contest?

Judges and juries are reluctant to convict athletes of criminal behaviour committed in the course of a sports contest, and they are equally reluctant to convict coaches, schools, and sports leagues of negligence.

Netflix of course ran a contest to find a better algorithm to recommend movies.

Inspiration for the competition, Ms. Pierson said, came from discussions with representatives of AIGA, the graphic artists association, in the course of a film poster contest.

Not even more heroics from Mohammad Ashraful, the man of the match in that five-wicket win in Cardiff, could alter the course of a run-drenched contest.

Mr. Obama begins the general election campaign far ahead of Mr. Romney, who spent most of what he raised over the course of a grueling nominating contest and began April with just $10.1 million in cash on hand.

Of course, this is a contest with an electorate of one, and it is not clear whether a public campaign or low-profile approach will suit Mr. Paterson.