Sentence examples for solid contention from inspiring English sources

Assa Abloy is in solid contention for a podium finish.

He now has the most victories of any player in his 20s, and he moved into solid contention for the PGA Tour player of the year award.

Jeter has been the face of baseball, and even more notably of post-season baseball, for more than a decade, but with the Yankees, another post-season spending spree notwithstanding, still lacking a nucleus around which to build their next period of even solid contention, it is very clear that there is space for something new to dominate the post-season narrative and image.

The club was seen as a solid choice as they were anticipated to be in strong contention for promotion.

Still, the Rays, who have advanced to the playoffs three times in the last four seasons, remain in solid postseason contention, with a 70-52 record that had them percentage points ahead of the Oakland Athletics in the American League wild-card race.

America showed solid support for the contention by South Korea backed by an international inquiry that North Korea was responsible for the sinking of its naval ship, the Cheonan, in March 2010.

But is there any solid evidence to bolster this contention?

A day after the Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention, they got the solid pitching and timely hitting they have been missing all year.