Sentence examples for to contend as from inspiring English sources

It is ludicrous to contend, as some do, that his administration is no different from that of his predecessor.

Mr. Mehta did not have to contend, as Mr. Levine did, with following directly in a beloved predecessor's footsteps.

That was always glib, silly talk, just like the "police state" beloved of some posters who clearly don't have enough real worries with which to contend as downturn year 2008 turns into something nastier.

As Mary Beard wrote in an essay in 1999, and later in her book Pompeii, it is hard to contend – as it has suited so many writers, artists and film-makers to do – that the eruption of Vesuvius came out of the blue.

It would be a challenge to contend, as a number of readers did, that the war will, in fact, be a Democratic plus because over two-thirds of the populace now believes that it was a mistake (a point that other posters countered by saying that the initial involvement was old, "stale news" and of interest only to the far left).

JK Rowling is said to have drawn on personal experience to inform her bestselling Harry Potter series – but if she is ever to resurrect the beloved boy wizard The Curse of the Burgeoning Leylandii is unlikely to contend as a frontrunning title.

Coming to the final jump, Papillon had a loose horse to contend with as well as Mely Moss.

Given worries over fire safety, food-borne illness and waste disposal, a new restaurant may have to contend with as many as 11 city agencies, often with conflicting requirements; secure 30 permits, registrations, licenses and certificates; and pass 23 inspections.

But there is the small matter of BT, Sky and Virgin Media to contend with as well as Orange.

Battery has long been one of the iPhone's major advantages over competition from Android handset makers, but the new iPhone 5 had a lot of new sources of power draw to contend with, as well as a slimmer profile within which to put the battery.

Physical compatibilities are pretty easy to contend with as long as love and respect continues.