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Sentence count:125+2Posted:2017-01-08Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: contestinterestedcongestedmontesquieucontextcontendcontentcontentionMeaning: ['kɒntest]  adj. disputed or made the object of contention or competition. 
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31. H are the highest profile and most hotly contested items on the Nov. 4 ballot.
32. Denney created an atmosphere of strict discipline that was resented and bitterly contested by patients for years.
33. The power now contested was exercised by the first Congress elected under the present constitution.
34. Representation could not, however, be provided for contested cases or committal proceedings.
35. The second round was contested in the 58 constituencies where no candidate had gained an absolute majority in the first round.
36. In its case, although just viable, opinions over its right to life are fiercely contested.
37. When legislative elections were held in 1990 under domestic and international pressure, the opposition party won 392 of 485 contested seats.
38. The region has been fiercely contested by guerrillas and the paramilitary forces for the past few years.
39. In simultaneous elections to Bangkok city council, Chamlong's Palang Dharma party captured 50 out of 57 contested seats.
40. Target shareholders can sometimes be circumspect about accepting ordinary shares in the offeror, particularly if the takeover has been fiercely contested.
41. The trial - if there is a contested case it will be heard before a jury.
42. Waltham Forest strongly contested the belief that modest revenue increases would be sufficient for reprovision of Claybury.
43. These were the first contested presidential election since independence in 1960.
44. Senate Of the 35 Senate seats contested, 18 were won by the Democrats and 17 by the Republicans.
45. Some 230 starters contested the race which followed an undulating course over chalk, sand and mud from Whitley.
46. The third stage presents the most difficulty for contested bids, as they create very real technical and structural barriers.
47. The enormous cost of contested libel actions means that most plaintiffs will need financial support from unions or employers.
48. With 223 House Republicans elected so far, the winner in a contested election would need 112 votes to win.
49. Local government elections On Feb. 23 in local government by-elections 692 out of the 1,053 contested seats were won by independent candidates.
50. From its beginnings, writing about California has been a deeply metaphorical enterprise, a continuing and contested act of the imagination.
51. The lack of this information presents a barrier both to contested and agreed takeover bids.
52. This will be particularly important in relation to contested takeovers where the offeror can expect little co-operation from the board of the target.
53. In 1992, when Democrats had a contested presidential primary[http://sentencedict.com/contested.html], the turnout was 5 percent.
54. The most important engagement of that first campaign was the fiercely contested battle at Freiburg against Bavarian forces.
55. The actual phenomenon these qualitative attributes refer to is, as we have witnessed, contested.
56. Hannington unsuccessfully contested parliamentary seats in 1929, 1931, 1934, and 1950.
57. This approximate definition, not unlike others in hotly contested areas of inquiry, is also a guide to further research.
58. Hayes's election depended on contested electoral votes in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida.
59. The target company will also assemble a similar team in a contested bid.
60. On the other hand, Best Supporting Actress was hotly contested.
More similar words: contestinterestedcongestedmontesquieucontextcontendcontentcontentioncontemplatecontentiouscontemporarya bone of contentioncontentmentdiscontentmenton the contrarytesttestifytestingprotesttestimonyhauntedesteemtalentedenlistedwesterntormentedpresentedinterestexhaustedeffrontery
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