Sentence examples for which contested from inspiring English sources

It is worth considering Crosby's experience with the Libertas campaign, which contested elections to the European parliament in 2009.

He had acquired one of the two Ericsson boats which contested the last race, but it sat in Genoa trying, unsuccessfully, to attract enough financial support.

In previous cycles in which contested conventions were predicted, the dynamic of winnowing eventually produced a two-person race and then a clear winner.

Players from Ulster and Leinster, which contested the Heineken Cup final last year, also missed Pro12 matches around the semifinals and final.

Using the JD as the cornerstone, he soon began assembling a larger nationwide opposition coalition called the National Front (NF), which contested the general parliamentary elections of November 1989.

There were creditable displays, also, for the London XI which contested the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the inaugural running of the competition, which lasted from 1955 to '58.

The league also operated two cup competitions of its own, the knock-out League Cup, which was staged every season, and the Joe McGorian Cup, which was contested between the previous season's League Cup winners and league champions and which was first contested in 1996.

He does not know which teams contested the final four years ago.

Eight nations were represented in the fifteen events which were contested.

Kirkuk, which is contested by Kurds, Turkmens and Arabs, sits atop billions of barrels of oil.

The opposition Islamic Action Front won more than half of the 30 seats which it contested.