Sentence examples for semblance of competitive from inspiring English sources
But in baseball, keeping some semblance of competitive balance is important lest fans grow bored watching the Yankees and the Atlanta Braves win so much of the time.
There is a cap and there is a floor, which mandates that teams have to spend a certain amount – the whole point of those mechanisms is to keep some semblance of competitive balance, so that big-market teams cannot dominate the way they have in the past in baseball, for instance.
No semblance of competition.
For months, the 2008-9 Knicks played spirited, competitive basketball, though typically lacking in any semblance of lockdown defense.
Over time, a semblance of normalcy returned.
A semblance of normal life has returned.
Some semblance of spring had momentarily arrived.
A semblance of political comedy.
Amid an onslaught of directorial flourishes and the competitive scenery chewing of his seasoned cast mates, what Mr. McNairy does is no small feat: He conjures some semblance of a human tragedy.
The prime minister faces a competitive campaign against a rival Shiite Muslim alliance, which has proved eager to question his anti-Baathist credentials as well as his claims of restoring a semblance of security.
From begging for some semblance of justice?
