Sentence examples for in contests for from inspiring English sources

Some of it is directed or abetted by states who are in contests for power there.

Over the years, the party has had its share of criticism over race matters in contests for public office.

Health care also has played a role in contests for governor and attorney general, the winners of which will have a say in carrying out the new law.

Tea Party, or DeMint-type, conservatives beat establishment candidates in contests for U.S. Senate seats in Kentucky and Nevada, as well as in a number of House races.

Millionaires can be spared this corruption but, like Steve Forbes or Ross Perot, get to meddle in contests for which they would never otherwise qualify.

The new workers tend to vote Republican in state and local elections, but they have proved unpredictable in contests for national office.

Google today announced that its third Code-in contest for high school students will start on November 26.

He prospects underground for silver, hoping to find a vein to pay his family's debts; he refuses to sell his prize bull, entering it instead in contest for fighting bulls.

(See "Immelt Names Names In Contest For GE Appliances") Thomson Reuters estimated that the unit would fetch $4.0 billion to $8.0 billion.

In other works, insects and beasts symbolized doubt, temptation, or other failings and tormented people, as if in contest for the human soul.

Below are just a few ideas to get you started: Call-in trivia contests for prizes or recognition.