Sentence examples for setting up a competition from inspiring English sources

After identifying several promising clinical needs, Makower pits the needs against one another, setting up a competition.

He has spent a great deal of time advising other mayors — even setting up a competition among cities through his foundation.

The fibers themselves do not swell, setting up a competition between the matrix, for which swelling tends to open the tube, and the fibers, for which swelling tends to constrict the tube.

It will have its world premiere in Toronto, as will Words and Pictures, in which Owen and Binoche play a literature and art teacher respectively, setting up a competition as to whether "words" or "pictures" are more important.

The announcement does not specifically say Microsoft has chosen I.B.M. instead of Intel for future Xbox development, and in theory, Microsoft could be setting up a competition between the suppliers.

The tension began in 1999, when the nonprofit Babe Ruth League renamed its age 5 to 12 division the Cal Ripken Division of Babe Ruth League Baseball, and Mr. Ripken reciprocated by helping to negotiate a television contract with Fox Sports to broadcast its championship games, setting up a competition for viewers.

"That set up a competition regionwide for the scarce resource of linemen," he said.

This sets up a competition for sympathy that lasts until the movie's big twist.

To that end, they have set up a competition inviting members of the public to submit ideas online.

The situation sets up a competition for money that would seem to be the antithesis of real regionalism.

To determine who will do the cooking, Dinner Lab set up a competition that sounds like a reality TV pitch.