Sentence examples for open contested from inspiring English sources

He has enough faith in the system that he joined it: in 2003, he ran for and won a seat as a legislator in his local district assembly, one of the few independent candidates to be elected in an open, contested election.

There have been some moves toward political liberalization, in that open contested elections are now held at the village and town levels.

Rebounds could be completely recategorized: open rebounds, contested rebounds, free-throw rebounds, short rebounds, long rebounds.

The only other time the women's Open was contested at the Broadmoor, in 1995, Sorenstam, then 24, won the first of her 10 major titles.

It took 66 years for the British Open, first contested in 1860, to find its way to Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, south of Blackpool and north of Liverpool on England's western coast.

In 1998, the last time the United States Open was contested at Olympic, Martin was among the most notable participants not for his golf but because he had successfully sued golf's establishment for the right to use a cart in a tournament.

Consequently, the future of coal in Germany is still relatively open and contested.

He next played at The Open Championship, contested at Hoylake, where Woods had won eight years prior.

Many (most?) Americans are hard pressed to explain the difference between a caucus and a primary; between an open and closed primary; between a winner-take-all and a proportional delegate split; between a delegate and a super delegate; between an open or contested or brokered convention; and between a popular and an electoral vote.

The only way to defeat their ideas is by having them out in the open and properly contested.

It will begin again on Thursday, the 29th time the Open has been contested along these beachside links.