Sentence examples for on contending from inspiring English sources

A new approach toward Russia is desperately needed, one that places much more emphasis on contending with the problems that Mr. Putin poses to his own people and to others.

Late-season scrutiny of players on contending teams increases.

With the World Series over, the hot-stove season begins in earnest as each team sets its sights on contending next year.

Adam Scott, on contending for his first major title: "Why I've played good this week is it's kind of a culmination of everything I've done over the last couple of years.

Mets General Manager Steve Phillips, who announced the trade after the Mets had left the clubhouse following a 5-3 loss to the Padres, initially insisted that the trade was not a sign that the Mets had given up on contending this season.

LeBron James and Dwight Howard -- just to name two players on contending teams -- are each offering more.

The evaluation is performed on contended workloads representing the HFT application and a widely adopted OLTP benchmark TPC-C.

"I had six bad holes that cost me a chance of contending on the weekend".

Because of the distributed nature of contention, the capacity actually depends on the behavior of contending vehicles [1].

The Patriots could be on their way to contending for another one.

But those who hang on, he contends, should continue to do well.