Sentence examples for honest contest from inspiring English sources

"I believe the Democratic Party and Colorado are strong enough to survive an honest contest," he said.

But if the union game is to remain recognisable, there must be an honest contest for the ball on the floor.

But the reason that sport has the capacity to wield such power lies in the belief that it is what it seems — a visibly honest contest.

By the end an honest contest featuring a strong seam of niggle had been witnessed in which Albania had their chances to at least share the spoils.

As each new ballot was opened, the voters from the middle-class Jakarta neighbourhood let out a fresh cheer, revelling in the novelty of such an open and honest contest.

We'll be honest: this contest is a bit of an experiment, and we hope you'll approach it that way.

Credible candidates with solid political pedigrees, such as Gilberto Teodoro and Manny Villar, will keep the contest honest – except maybe for Joseph Estrada, the disgraced former president who regularly tops the leagues in corruption.

To be honest, it's an unfair contest: with 60 per cent of staff brought from other hotels it was already operating like a well-oiled auto when I visited the week after its soft opening.

An honest accounting of this weekend's contests would have to account for a glut of turnovers, missed open shots, and foolish fouls committed at an exasperating rate.

In his blog, Mr ("Devilfish") Ulliott says: "I was going to play...[a poker contest in Spain], but to be honest with you I really couldn't be bothered this time.

"To be honest, I don't know when the dunk contest is," Griffin said.