Sentence examples for it was contending from inspiring English sources

By the mid-19th century, though, it was contending with Broadway to be the city's premier entertainment district.

JPMorgan Chase told investors that as of the second quarter of this year, it was contending with more than $3.5 billion in repurchase demands.

Kennan's advice was to expect nothing from negotiations but to remain confident and healthy, lest the United States become like those with whom it was contending.

But like most opera companies around the country, it was contending with increased competition for donations and dwindling, graying audiences.

An important centre in the Middle Ages, it was contended for by the Angevin dynasty (House of Anjou) and Aragonese and later passed to the Kingdom of Naples.

Still, it was contended that chemotherapy, which in this case was fluoropyrimidine-based regimens, might improve tumour oxygenation and the final patient outcome [ 16].

Although differentiating between phenotypes was recognised as invaluable in refining asthma diagnosis, it was contended that the diagnosis of asthma alone was sufficient and necessary to determine the value of primary prevention at the health care level.

The particular issues that it is contending with at present are: energy, welfare reform, arms control, tax reform, among others.

It is contending with the aftermath of earthquakes, a volcanic eruption and a tsunami all in the last seven weeks.

These days, it is contending with a worsening outlook for restaurants and higher prices for ingredients like beef and chicken as well as increased transportation costs.

But it's a drop in the bucket compared with other problems it's contending with.