Sentence examples for he contends to from inspiring English sources
He pulled out the gun and held it up — only, he contends, to convince the ex-con that he would not be intimidated.
President Carter's problems were compounded, Mr. Rodman adds, by his choice of a secretary of state who was "unable or unwilling to impose political direction on the career bureaucracy in the president's name" -- a situation similar, he contends, to the one Nixon had with Secretary of State William Rogers, and Mr. Clinton had with Warren Christopher.
Better, he contends, to have a private body functioning similarly to the way that Wall Street's rating agencies grade commercial and municipal paper.
People were more likely, he contended, to go directly to the sites they favour whether they are searching for news, buying products, booking flights or seeking reviews for restaurants or local services.
At one point he contended to be a botanist for the Pacific Lumber Company.
Having this "shadow language" is, he contends, essential to being able to notice and value nature more precisely.
The best way to prepare, he contends, is to make sure that there are diverse skills among the senior staff.
That's the best way to know what you're up against, he contends, and to plan counter attacks, when and if necessary.
"He is contending to become an emperor in a new era".
Most of the 15 approved since the oil spill, he contends, amount to reissuings.
Historians, he contends, tend to see events through the filter of their own histories and memories.
