Sentence examples for their contending from inspiring English sources

But they certainly would have compacted their contending era and perhaps even lost Duncan to retirement by now.

Despite the two countries' overlapping claims and the 1995 Mischief Reef incident, there have been no major controversies over their contending claims that have negatively affected their overall bilateral relations.

Many companies have fought bitterly against efforts to change their rules, contending that they need the flexibility to grant options quickly to attract or keep valuable employees.

In 1974, when each league had two divisions, the pennant-winning Oakland Athletics had seemingly half of their team contending for the American League award.

Figure 4 shows that P i deceases except at the last two nodes due to their smaller contending node sets.

That's unobjectionable, but the larger question remains: Are older novels about love more powerful because their protagonists contended with societal repression, instead of merely struggling with their lovers and with themselves — with their conflicting desires and changing moods?

They and their union contend that they are going to lose their jobs because of a last-minute edict from the Giuliani welfare commissioner, Jason A. Turner.

Their opponents contend that in some coldblooded reptiles feathers evolved from their scales and were adapted originally for flight.

The Shinnecocks, who say that much of their ancestral homeland was taken by white settlers and their descendants, contend that they need the casino for jobs and income.

Their advocates contended that the men had been singled out because of their political views and criticism of American foreign policy.

They chose the Big Ten co-champion Hawkeyes, with their Heisman-contending quarterback Brad Banks.