Bad Flight for Daly John Daly, who won the 1995 British Open, hoped to contend again after his opening 70.
The Hokies opened the season hoping to contend for the national championship, with a highly regarded defense and quarterback (Logan Thomas).
After a decade of fielding teams that were not only terrible but distinctly unlikable, the Knicks believed they were opening a multiyear window to contend with Anthony, Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler in the prime of their careers.
The open-ended funds have to contend with swings in investor sentiment that can cause massive inflows when things are going well and redemptions when they are not.
He keeps saying, "I'm just a little bit off," but he has been that way a long time, unable to contend at the United States Open, the Buick Classic, the Advil Western Open and the British Open.
The Lucas Point Association, along with another neighborhood group, the Greenwich Point Preservation Association, also argues that a wide-open beach would force them to contend with the exhaust fumes and increased traffic noise.
He also knows what it takes to contend in an Open, having lost to Padraig Harrington in a play-off in 2007 and finished in the top 10 on six other occasions.
Always a crafty tactician, Mr. Netanyahu seems to be gambling that the Palestinians will never drop their terms while he gets to contend that he is open to negotiations.
Williams's drama surrounded her outfit — the pink and black dress now minus the pink bow she ripped off in frustration in a first-round victory Monday — and whether she can muster the stamina to contend for her third Open title after an injury-plagued year.
And it's not just the usual hurdles of opening up agriculture or the auto sector to contend with.
They were unseeded at the Open, because of a lack of tournaments, but figured to contend regardless.
