Sentence examples for to contest for from inspiring English sources

"They're not going to contest for the presidential; they don't have a strong Senate candidate," Mr. Gyory said.

He also gave indications that if the ANC did want him back, he did not want to have to contest for it.

"The suburbs have always been the Republican base vote, but now they have to contest for Suffolk's loyalty rather than assume it," he said.

She is one of three women selected to contest for chief minister in four states that went to the polls this week.

I will continue my battle until I prove my innocence and that my suspension was a political decision and an absolute abuse of power to deprive me of my right to contest for FIFA Presidency".

But they struggled with the largely southern hemisphere interpretations of the referee, Marius Mitrea, at the breakdown as the Italian did not allow the defending team much time to contest for possession.

The damage caused by enormous amounts of influence-seeking campaign money unleashed by recent Supreme Court rulings is spreading beyond elections for legislative and executive posts to contests for important state court judgeships.

A recent article in Nexos magazine highlighted instances in Mexico where polls have been inaccurate (although it referred to contests for governor, which are harder to measure than presidential ones).

But new corporate-governance rules are shifting that balance, making companies more vulnerable to contests for board seats, while mediocre stock returns are leaving mainstream mutual-fund investors dissatisfied".

13th District, Queens Jackson Heightss, Corona, part of Elmhurst): One of the positive byproducts of having term limits for the New York City Council is the way this has brought former Council members into other races, adding much-needed vitality to contests for the State Legislature.

It's even weirder when you consider that the lifeblood of the community depends on individual members posting links to contests for other people to enter.