Sentence examples for positioned to contend from inspiring English sources

Late Wednesday, at the Leopard Trek team hotel in Italy, the trainer Luca Guercilena insisted that the Schleck brothers were positioned to contend.

Still, Spieth thinks he's well positioned to contend this week in the Masters.

City has never again, until now, been in a position to contend for the title.

10-12 to move into strong position to contend for his first Champions Tour win at the year's opening major.

" Middlesbrough currently is in fourth place in the League Championship and is in position to contend for promotion.

With a losing record, they are in no position to contend for the playoffs as the wild-card team.

He may have lost far more majors than he won, but that he was even in a position to contend owed much to his trademark final-day charges.

When pressed on whether he thought the Rangers were a playoff team this season, Sather said: "We're still in a position to contend for the playoffs.

It might be a stretch, but General Manager Geoff Petrie has put them in position to contend for the next several years if.... Webber stays.

The Mets start the second half today just two games out of first place in the National League East, in a position to contend that few believed was possible.

But, listening to Romney, one also hears a startling lack of self-awareness, given that Romney, more than any other single person, is accountable for Trump's being in a position to contend seriously for the White House.