Sentence examples for without proper contests from inspiring English sources

Like other businesses, teams want to vanquish their rivals but not to obliterate them, since without proper contests the sport's appeal wanes.

And, still, their games against each other were proper contests, a four-pointer and a nine-pointer.

We're after a proper contest.

Mr Bertinotti wants a proper contest.

But in those constituencies where there was a proper contest, the turnout was significantly higher.

Both sides have got to want to scrummage and make a proper contest.

May has demanded a "proper contest" as polling suggests she is racing towards victory.

The first is that Labour will be damaged if Gordon Brown is not tested by a proper contest.

During the bout the referee twice instructed both men to make a proper contest of the fight.

Without proper legislation captains could face prosecution.

It is unacceptable without proper attribution.