Sentence examples for make a contest of from inspiring English sources

Clark started with only three of his 11 summer signings but he is still looking for the right mix following their Betfred Cup exit, although Killie did make a contest of it after an 82nd-minute header from Martin Smith.

At 4-1 down and serving after only a quarter of an hour, she was struggling to make a contest of it, and dropped serve again, her loose forehand letting her down again.

His forehand was far too good for Schwank, particularly in the first set, but the Argentine did make a contest of it in the second and third.

If she were to make a contest out of a hiding, she needed to break Li early.

If you make a contest out of it, they will indeed come, as has been proven by The Sound of Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and, most recently, Oliver!, and I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before we embark upon a nationwide search to find a new Eponine or Cosette, so that Les Misérables can enjoy a renewed lease of life.

(Edit: I should be tarred and feathered; maybe we'll make a contest out of it).

It doesn't make any sense to me to make a contest out of making music, so when I won a Grammy award, I had already been through the "Here's a trophy for the fastest runner, etc".

He regrouped, fought back and, despite 65 unforced errors, made a contest of it over two hours and 53 minutes.

But with the entire Republican establishment arrayed against him, and with a very late start in organization, Mr. McCain made a contest of it.

The 24-year-old stamped his authority on the second-round match from the off and cruised through the first two sets before Kamke made a contest of it in the third.

The Bulls made a contest of it in a tough first half, but they were their own worst enemies, constantly spilling the ball, and fell apart in the last 20 minutes.