Sentence examples for engage in a contested from inspiring English sources

Its share price plunged by 11% on the first day of trading amid a broad sell-off in Asian markets.America's biggest-ever residential property deal unravelled when Tishman Speyer Properties and BlackRock Realty decided to hand over control of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, a residential estate in Manhattan, to creditors rather than engage in a contested bankruptcy proceeding.

In spite of the pouring rain that day, fans of Manchester United and Arsenal engaged in a keenly contested match, which ended in a 5-2 win for 'Man U'.

The University had already decided it did not want to engage in a dialog with the protesters on the terms and on the contested ground the protesters had chosen.

The truth is, neither side wants to engage in a global game of whack-a-mole, re-litigating the contested integrity of the Ecuadoran judgment in courtrooms around the planet.

Adolescents who identify with Alternative youth cultures with predominately 'dark, sinister disturbing and morbid' themes such as Goth [ 7, 9], Emo [ 10, 11, 13] or Heavy metal [ 14- 16] are reported to engage in a range of self-harming behaviours, but this conclusion is based on a handful of studies or case reports and the validity of these reports has been contested [ 17- 19].

Never try to engage in a fight.

Only engage in a light walk.

Parents engage in an educational arms race.

Along the way, he has engaged in some bitterly contested hostile takeovers, including JWT and research business Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), making it clear that he is not above putting the odd nose out of joint.

In July the state-run Zimbabwe press published photos that were said to show Ncube engaging in a sexual relationship with a married woman; although he contested the allegations, the archbishop was forced to resign his position.

The emperor was engaged in a harsh campaign to assert his claim over lands contested by Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.