Sentence examples for had already contested from inspiring English sources

He had already contested Leicester North-West in 1959, and Falmouth and Camborne in 1951.

When Barbara Castle decided to retire from safe Blackburn, she recommended Jack Straw, who had already contested hopeless Tonbridge, as her parliamentary successor, which he became in 1979.

Several councils had already contested the amount of money taken from them for services they no longer provide to the state-funded, independent schools.

It's hard to believe given his colourful history in the sport, but despite having already contested for - and lost - three world title opportunities, George Groves is still just 27-years-old.

In doing so, the court even cracked the door open to the idea that such a power for CSIS may — as some lawyers have already contested — be unconstitutional to begin with.

Pruitt's rollbacks have already been contested in court.

In addition, the cost-effectiveness of dialysis process has already been contested [42].

The crew who entered the White House with George W. Bush in a deeply contested election in 2000 had already been mainlining the military drug for years.

The plaintiffs said they had already collected 2,500 applications for the contested jobs from welfare recipients and presented them to various city agencies.

Bin Hammam never contested that election as he had already pulled out amid corruption allegations.

President Grant had already dealt with the outcome of the contested election for Governor of Louisiana Colfax massacre where federal troops had to be sent.