Sentence examples for were unable to contend from inspiring English sources

On Sunday, the Knicks were unable to contend with Miami's 6-10 Alonzo Mourning in a 94-83 loss.

Defective in flowing and rhythmical melody, the singers were unable to contend with the orchestral accompaniments, which were overpowering from their very fulness and complication.

In the end, most difficult to explain is not why today's young players have been unable to contend for championships but how a handful of teen-age players once did.

Hitler said that the conquering Arabs, because of their racial inferiority, would in the long run have been unable to contend with the harsher climate and conditions of the country.

New plans are desperately needed to cope with the growing problem because "the world does not have any solutions" for the many African communities that are unable to contend with their high rates of AIDS orphans, the epidemiologist, Dr. Kevin DeCock of Nairobi, Kenya, said in an interview at the Eighth Annual Retrovirus Meeting.

Accusations have been made on all sides: The State Dormitory Authority and some of Delcon's subcontractors have contended that Delcon was unable to manage the contract at the courthouse, with some subcontractors filing liens for payments of their services.

Hence, we contend that AMH expansion resulted in competition with which the Neanderthal adaptive system was unable to cope.

Papers would be unable to compete.

Again Arthur was unable to argue.

Two competing hypotheses contend either that Neanderthals were unable to adapt to climatic changes towards the end of Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS3) or that competition with AMH was the driving factor in their extinction.

And when they were unable to surround pitcher Tom Glavine with a contending team, they offered him the opportunity to play with his brother.