Sentence examples for lost a contest from inspiring English sources

And finally, Romney has not lost a contest after his final major challenger dropped out.

His proposed statue of Joseph Brodsky lost a contest in the Nobel poet's native St . Petersburg and earlier was the subject of frenzied internet opposition.

Paul Singer's Elliott Management has nominated five directors to the 14-member board of Hess while Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners recently lost a contest to elect five directors to Agrium's 12-member board.

Some time later, Elijah had the Baal priests slain after they had lost a contest with him to see which god would heed prayers to ignite a bull offering, Baal or Yahweh.

When he abandoned the campaign in May, Mr. Giuliani had just broken the fund-raising record of $21 million set by a nonincumbent candidate for Senate, Oliver L. North, a Republican who lost a contest in Virginia in 1994.

Some strong businesses will go, too: airport logistics, parcel handling and hearing aids are doing well, but do not fit the vision.In June Siemens (alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan) lost a contest with GE to buy parts of Alstom, a French rival in turbines and rail.

Then, as now, Cameroon managed to lose a contest it deserved to win.

6 In which Aristophanes comedy does Euripides lose a contest to his fellow tragedian, Aeschylus?

Recreational and elite athletes share a common desire to improve their skills and to win, rather than lose, a contest.

If you lose a contest with prey or a rival, it makes sense not to pick another fight immediately.

It would probably do the Titans good to lose a contest or two, but go ahead and bet the farm.