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"I think I had to come to terms with my own experience before I was able to contend with it in writing," Powers says.

Will Iraq's security forces be able to contend with pernicious threats from Al Qaeda's local offshoot?

Organisms that live in aquatic environments and whose integument is permeable to water, therefore, must be able to contend with osmotic pressure.

In private, Kostya thought that he might have been able to contend with Ivetta's anger, but in public he felt inhibited by shame.

As for Nebraska, the Huskers should be able to contend for the title in the Legends Division, the strongest of the league's two divisions.

"Our skills, our hand placement, our feet, all the work we've been doing, we're able to contend with larger people".

In 1998, her coach sat down privately with Vivian and hinted that her daughter might be able to contend for the Olympic team.

I seriously doubt any assisted living facility would be able to contend with the hour-to-hour changes that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can have and the need for rapid treatments.

Kuchar, 32, entered the day five strokes off the lead and needed some help from the golfers in front of him to be able to contend for the tournament.

In an interview last week with Steinbrenner, the Yankees managing general partner, he talked about his conviction that the Yankees should be able to contend with a payroll under $200 million.

At a meeting of one of the groups on Tuesday evening, Kenosha resident Harland Dorrinson expressed confidence that his fellow Wisconsinites would be able to contend with their new situation.