Sentence examples for test a contest from inspiring English sources

Up before the microphones as we creep towards the start of the second Test – a contest which feels a long time coming – were two men who may well be bowling on what is predicted to be a bowler-hostile surface.

And they said that it is of paramount importance that every vote be counted if you can discern the voter's intent, and they said it is so important to permit that to be tested in a contest proceeding that we are going to set a deadline for the certification.

While there have not yet been any nonpartisan surveys testing a potential contest between Mr. McConnell and Ms. Grimes, the four partisan polls that have been conducted so far (three by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling and one by the Republican-leaning Wenzel Strategies) have shown a relatively tight race, with Mr. McConnell leading by an average of 4.5 percentage points.

While surveys that test a two-way contest between President Bush and Senator Kerry generally show the senator ahead by a few points, those that add Mr. Nader to the mix put the race at a dead heat -- or they give the president a narrow edge.

Then, they test their planes in a contest and evaluate the forces of flight behind each design.

The Pentagon's advanced research agency said on Wednesday that it will offer a prize of $2 million to the winners of a contest testing the performance of robots that could be used in emergencies like the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan.

Kent boasts three victories apiece in the Derby and Preakness but only one in the Belmont, a contest that tests the patience of riders with its extraordinary distance.

It's a contest that will test everybody and that's what we're craving in the English game.

At its best, as can currently be seen, cricket works wonderfully well as a contest and a test of character and can even fill in as a metaphor for Englishness.

It also comes at a time when Viktor Troicki, a former top 20 player, has been banned for 18 months for refusing to submit to a blood test, a ban he is contesting in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Jackie McNamara's men knew another goal would likely end the tie as a contest and Michael Gardyne tested Douglas with a low drive 10 minutes into the second half.