Sentence examples for he started contesting from inspiring English sources

He got both dismissed, so he started contesting all his tickets and frequently won.

He struggled to name the three agencies of government that he would like to eliminate, so he started a contest on his Web site, asking: "What part of the federal government would you like to forget about the most?" "This campaign is about ideas," Mr. Perry said.

The controversy went away, until he started winning nominating contests.

After winning a nationwide patriotic songwriting contest, he started Junoon in 1990.

As Richard Shea remarked, "After [Chestnut] lost to Stonie, he started popping up at contests.

In 1992, he started the World Yo-Yo Contest and won it, which was indicative of yo-yo's sliding pop-culture status.

Manchester City made an unconvincing start, contesting two replays against lower league opposition in the third and fourth rounds but gained momentum and kept three consecutive clean sheets en route to the final.

He starts by saying that the contest is partly about "personal qualities" and that the Speaker needs "a basis of support on both sides of the House" – that's a dig at Frank Field and John Bercow – and "qualities of leadership".

England were back in a game that they had barely started to contest.

But make no mistake: Mr. Icahn, who has been called a "savior" and "sinner" in the same breath, does not want to actually win the proxy contest he has started – not if winning means taking seats on the board.

I started the contest in 2006 and we've had some great trips over the years.