Sentence examples for fought convention from inspiring English sources

But the keynotes articulated vastly different theses: Kennedy stressed the urgency of party harmony during a closely fought convention, while Obama emphasized a broader national unity.

Yes, sisters: I shall fight convention and brave the disapproving looks of passers-by to hammer home our right to dress like 1950s housewives.

The Home Office originally fought the convention, as Whitehall is today trying to derail the EU directive.

This ability to pick your fights is a welcome alternative to the standard boss-fight convention.

"As a woman Frida Kahlo definitely fought the conventions of her time, either through her appearance, her love life and her field of work.

It is the smallest (though the fastest growing) of the four cities that fought for the convention.

Dutch designers have not had to fight entrenched conventions, and as a result they have been remarkably free to experiment".Collect", an international fair for contemporary objects, which opens in London later this month, will show a number of artists who explore concepts of preciousness, value and beauty by subverting traditional materials and techniques.

John Jay lacked the pyrotechnic skills of his ally Hamilton, but his offstage courtesy won more votes at New York's hard-fought convention.

The State Department, determined to uphold the Geneva Conventions, fought against Bush's lawyers and lost.

Under party rules, which have changed considerably since Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford last fought in a brokered convention in 1976, a nominee must receive majority support from at least eight states to be considered, but can gather up delegates from other candidates once this second round is reached.

In his career he fought at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where Ali beat Sonny Liston in 1964, the Royal Albert Hall and the Cagliari football stadium.