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01. The runners had to [contend] with a strong headwind in the final of the 10,000 meters.
02. If Canada goes ahead with plans to loosen its drug laws, it will have to [contend] with a very unhappy American government.
03. The government [contends] that the men who were arrested at the airport are involved with a terrorist organization.
04. Jodie Foster was a originally a [contender] for the role of Princess Leia in "Star Wars," but lost out to Carrie Fisher.
05. It is my [contention] that use of the death penalty merely serves to legitimize violence as a means of dealing with a problem.
06. Funding for health care is a constant source of [contention] in Canadian politics.
07. Students in university have to [contend] with a lot of stress and demands on their time.
08. If they lose tomorrow's game, the Brazilians will be out of [contention] for a medal.
09. The party's views on immigration are certainly [contentious], and are even considered racist by some.
10. The current party leader is very [contentious], and as such, has simply been unable to unite the various factions within the party.
11. He can no longer be considered a serious [contender] for the title because at 40, he is well past his prime.
12. There has been a lot of [contention] over who should go to the next conference; someone with lots of experience who has gone to several of them, or someone who's never had the chance to go to one.
13. It is our [contention] that raising taxes will simply discourage new businesses from opening up here.
14. We had to [contend] with my mother-in-law living with us and telling us what to do for almost a month after our baby was born.
15. The skiers will have to [contend] with freezing cold temperatures and icy slopes during tomorrow's World Cup final.
16. Same-sex marriage is a highly [contentious] issue in our society these days.
17. A Kurdish proverb notes that it is more difficult to [contend] with oneself than with the world.
18. Emma Goldman once observed that the [contention] that a standing army and navy is the best security of peace is about as logical as the claim that the most peaceful citizen is he who goes about heavily armed.
19. Baltasar Gracia once advised, "Never [contend] with a man who has nothing to lose."
20. Joyce Appleby once claimed that [contention] is inseparable from creating knowledge.
21. Since he was obviously in a [contentious] mood, I decided to leave early, and avoid an argument.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Contend — Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contend — 1 Contend, fight, battle, war come into comparison when they mean to strive in opposition to someone or something. Contend, the most general of these words, always implies a desire or an effort to overcome that which is opposed, but it may imply… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contend — ► VERB 1) (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2) (contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3) assert as a position in an argument. DERIVATIVES contender noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • contend — [kən tend′] vi. [ME contenden, to compete < L contendere, to stretch out, strive after < com , together + tendere, to stretch: see TENSE1] 1. to strive in combat; fight 2. to strive in competition; vie [contend for a prize] 3. to strive in… …   English World dictionary

  • Contend — Con*tend , v. t. To struggle for; to contest. [R.] [1913 Webster] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contend — [v1] compete, fight argue, battle, clash, confront, contest, controvert, cope, dispute, emulate, encounter, face, give all one’s got*, give one’s all*, go after, go for, go for broke*, go for it*, go for jugular*, grapple, have at*, jockey for… …   New thesaurus

  • contend — I (dispute) verb altercate, argue, battle, be discordant, bicker, brawl, carry on an argument, challenge, clash, combat, compete, conflict, contendere, contest, contradict, decernere, differ, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dissent,… …   Law dictionary

  • contend — mid 15c., from O.Fr. contendre, from L. contendere to stretch out, strive after, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + tendere to stretch (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Related: Contended; contending …   Etymology dictionary

  • contend — con|tend [kənˈtend] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: contendre, from Latin contendere, from com ( COM ) + tendere to stretch ] 1.) to compete against someone in order to gain something contend for ▪ Three armed groups are contending for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contend */ — UK [kənˈtend] / US verb Word forms contend : present tense I/you/we/they contend he/she/it contends present participle contending past tense contended past participle contended 1) [transitive] formal to claim that something is true contend that:… …   English dictionary

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