Sentence examples for were planning to compete from inspiring English sources

The Marshall Islands were planning to compete in the Beijing Olympics.

In fairness, you'd have to have some act if you were planning to compete with the much-missed Señor Ballesteros in terms of charisma.

Two months before the start of the games The Times provided a sort of status update, with notes on the completion of the stadium, tickets and accommodations being hard to find, and news of which countries were planning to compete.

We are planning to compete there to be one of the four best non-qualified pairs".

She was planning to compete in Moscow in 1980 when the United States boycotted the Games.

They are planning to compete at the United States Open in July and the national championships in December, both in Las Vegas.

"I'm not going to miss the race," she said, noting that she was one of the runners who had been planning to compete in the canceled New York City Marathon.

Danica Patrick is planning to compete in at least 12 Nascar races this season, but her first race remains uncertain, her team, JR Motorsports, said Thursday.

He said he asked Uchimura after the competition if he was planning to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, and Uchimura answered, "Oh, I don't know".

And because he is planning to compete in the Tour of Spain beginning Aug. 30, McCartney was leaving Beijing the next day.

Rob Butcher, the executive director of U.S. Masters Swimming, said he contacted United States Aquatic Sports — the umbrella organization over U.S. Masters Swimming — to determine Armstrong's eligibility as soon as he learned Wednesday that Armstrong was planning to compete.