Sentence examples for settle a contest from inspiring English sources

The Vikings had looked set for their first win in six Super League games as they led 16-12 in the closing stages but Hall touched down in the 78th minute and Finn slotted the kick to settle a contest in which two players were sent off and three sin-binned.

Norway considers giving mountain to Finland as 100th birthday present Voters in Tokyo will go to the polls this weekend to settle a contest between 21 candidates, including Yuriko Koike, a graduate of Cairo University, who would be the first female governor of Tokyo, and only the seventh woman to run one of Japan's 47 prefectural areas.

Shola's deflected shot from 20 yards and Sammy's individual effort settled a contest in which the Premier League team were second best for long spells.

It was Bru's first goal for Ipswich and settled a contest which had become a tense occasion for the home side after Davis got his second of the game.

Sykes swept over with the last play of the match to settle a rousing contest with Jarrod Sammut landing the conversion.

The story goes that a naval commander decided to settle a bragging contest about which athletes were fittest – runners, swimmers or cyclists – by combining all three into a single ultra triathlon.

That Chris Read's team are 26 points adrift of the top is in no small part down to the previously unheralded 20-year-old Irish fast bowler Peter Chase, who capped his first-class debut with a five-wicket haul to settle a pulsating contest before lunch on the final morning.

Franks sent a tremendous effort straight into the corner to settle a brilliant contest.

The Northern Irish forward tucked away a shot on the stroke of half-time to settle a close contest.

Leeds regained possession from the kick-off to create the position for Sinfield's match-winning one-pointer to settle an unforgettable contest.

Lineham scored three in a losing cause at Castleford last month but his efforts on Friday night settled a drab contest at the KC Stadium.