Sentence examples for had contested for from inspiring English sources

) Meanwhile, in a renewal of ancient feuds that same year, Sigtrygg executed at Dublin the King of Waterford, Ragnall —a grandson of the Ivar, Sigtrygg's earliest rival, who had contested for Dublin decades before.

Lazio vs. Juventus It has been quite a while — since the Calcio scandal of 2006 — that Juve and Lazio have contested for first place in the Italian league.

At a recent Supreme Court hearing in London, it was announced that five of the seven justices weighing his case decided that Sweden's extradition request, something Assange has contested for months, is lawful, and therefore he must go.

A claims-handling firm contacted by NatWest said it had contested the claim for repairs from the third party.

Had it not been for a strain injury that kept him out of action for three weeks halfway through the season, the Atomic Ant would have contested David Villa for MVP.

I don't know how many elections the Gujarat chief minister has contested, but for the first time he has, in his election affidavit, acknowledged his wife".

In Canada a recent report indicates that women are less likely to have contested claims for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accepted by an appeals tribunal than their male counterparts (Lippel 2003).

Mr Le Pen, 73, a former paratrooper who has contested every election for head of state since 1974, said the provisional result was "a great flash of lucidity by the French people" and represented "first and foremost their rejection of those who have governed them so inefficiently".

When Swansea City take on Bradford City in the Capital One Cup at Wembley, it will be the first time the Welsh club has contested a final for one of English football's major trophies.

Despite not being our closest London team, we have contested with the Gunners for trophies for many years and even in a season so poor our fans demand results.

Saturday Bolton Wanderers vs. Blackburn Rovers These neighboring former cotton mill towns in northern England have contested local derby matches for 137 years.