Sentence examples for had contended with from inspiring English sources

None had contended with a Commander-in-Chief who spoke approvingly about autocrats.

Before this happened, I had known of only two women who had contended with such devastating circumstances.

There was not a major winner — nor anyone who had contended with any regularity — in the bunch.

Tillett Wallace said he had contended with leaks, rats and failures of electricity, gas and elevators in his rented room on West 113th Street in Manhattan.

Once, anchored by the Mapes, the first resort-casino hotel in the nation, Reno had contended with Las Vegas as the premier gambling arena in the country.

I then recognised him as Mr Smyth, formerly of the English bar, who had contended with quiet passion on behalf of a religious body that recognition of same-sex marriages would undermine the institution of marriage and violate the right to freedom of religion.

In recent years, the company has contended with a global slump in aluminum demand.

This week, Mr. Papandreou has contended with two defections from within his own Socialist Party and growing dissent.

Lately, though, Dow has contended with extreme weather in the region.

Since independence, Burma has contended with various ideological and ethnic insurgencies.

More recently, he has contended with a troubled launch for the Nintendo 3DS.