Sentence examples for was contested between two from inspiring English sources

This season's Europa League final was contested between two teams who entered the competition that way, Chelsea beating Benfica 2-1 in Amsterdam.  .

So this election will be contested between two male politicians who have made public and plain their opposition to abortion.

As expected, the gold would be contested between two Americans: Shawn Johnson, the reigning world champion in the all-around, and Nastia Liukin.

A Brazil win would make five straight Olympics in which the final will be contested between two teams from either Latin America or Africa, a striking contrast to the European dominance in most major men's soccer events.

Though Lancashire was a football stronghold in the early years of the professional game, providing a large proportion of Football League teams, the cup final had never been contested between two Lancashire clubs until the 1904 final.

If Norway follows Poland out the door, the 2022 winter games will be contested between three hosts: Beijing, which spent some $40 billion on the 2008 summer games, Almaty in Kazakhstan, whose human rights record is hardly better than China's, or Lviv.

During the war between Poland and the Russian Bolshevik regime it was contested between the two sides as well as by those struggling for an independent Ukraine.

The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League NLL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).

The first edition was contested between Stabæk and Vålerenga at Telenor Arena in Bærum on 8 March 2009.

The showpiece event was contested between Manchester City and Birmingham City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 5 May 1956.

The 1999 edition of the FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal.