Sentence examples for the team contended from inspiring English sources

The team contended that it was improbable that all of these traits from head to toe — including small brain and primitive shoulders and wrists, as previously reported — "were simply a consequence of 'island dwarfing.' " Dr. Jungers and his colleagues raised the possibility that the ancestor of the species was not Homo erectus, as had been the original assumption.

Then again, the Nationals only drew 33,000 fans a game in 2005, modest for an inaugural season in which the team contended for much of the year before finishing 81-81.

The team contended for the championship until the last game of the season and lose its first cup final.

The question is stark for Jets fans: Without him, can the team contend for a Super Bowl?

The team contends that because the store is within 1,500 feet of the stadium, it violates the state's anti-scalper law.

St . Louisannounced a three-year contract extension for General Manager John Mozeliak and exercised the 2014 option for Manager Mike Matheny, hoping the pair will keep the team contending for the World Series.

Not only would the understanding between the state and the team on the new stadium be voided, but the court could conceivably stop Xanadu in its tracks by deciding that, as the team contends, the Giants have the right to veto the project.

That leaves competition with modern humans as the most likely culprit, the team contends.

All of those lakes mysteriously and simultaneously drained just before the breakup commenced a possible warning sign for future ice shelf collapses, the team contends.

The pattern of sweat pores on any particular individual is permanent, unchanging, and unique, so mapping these patterns could be useful for forensic identification, the team contends.

Expanding the tornado risk map to include these areas will increase public awareness and boost efforts to mitigate damages from twisters, the team contends.