Contest
Meanings and phrases
contest
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; competition
- a struggle between rivals
contest
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; contend; repugn
n.
- a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly; spelling bee; spelldown
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- The party did not contest any further elections.
- He did not contest the January 1910 general election.
- Chambeshi did not contest the 2006 general elections.
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- The party did not contest any further elections.
- He did not contest the January 1910 general election.
- Chambeshi did not contest the 2006 general elections.
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- It resulted in a seven round no contest decision.
- He pleaded no contest to misdemeanors, suspended sentence.
- His record was 5-0-0 with one no contest.
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- But it soon comes down to a contest between the two lovers.
- In 2013, ESPN ran a "Battle of the Uniforms" contest between all 30 Major League clubs.
- The Golden Boot trophy was not awarded in the annual contest between the teams until 1996.
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- The Canadiens won the contest 4–3 in overtime.
- Later, they learn that Tomio won the contest.
- Ryan subsequently won the contest that year.
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- Tasmania lost their opening match 2-0 in a tight contest against Queensland.
- In April 2010 he wrestled to a no contest against Gran Apolo for an NWA on Fire event held in Maine.
- He drops his contest against the female relative and over time they fall in love and agree to marry.
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- She finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001.
- Ilaria won the 2011 Miss Deaf World global beauty contest which was held in Prague.
- It was followed by "Carry On Girls", based around a Miss World-style beauty contest.
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- Another fruitless contest was held in the 1980s.
- In 1892, a contest was held to find a solution.
- The first contest was held in 1967.
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- This was the only EOY MI prelim contest held that year.
- This is a young CEO hunt contest held in beginning of every year.
- The film won best documentary short in an online film contest held by Filmaka.
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- Ultimately the band enter into a talent contest.
- At the age of 12 he won a local talent contest.
- The band got together during a high school talent contest.
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- With Ilanit she participated in the Athens song contest.
- is a song by the rock band Lordi, who won the 2006 Eurovision song contest.
- That was the first attempt of Israel to sing in English in the Eurovision song contest.
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- She was discovered by an agent while performing in a singing contest.
- He then entered the first season of the singing contest "Xingguang Dadao".
- Once, she joined some friends and auditioned in a singing contest, which she won.
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- The First Party was unable to contest the election.
- This confirmed 12 candidates will contest the election.
- No independent candidates registered to contest the election.
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- He pleaded no contest to misdemeanors, suspended sentence.
- He pleaded no contest, was fined $500 and paid $211 in restitution.
- Ingels pleaded no contest to making annoying phone calls to Allyson.
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- He however endorsed Boris Johnson in the 2019 leadership contest.
- Liberal leadership contest Brodie supported the candidacy of Premier Christy Clark .
- In February 2018, Bill English resigned as the leader of the National Party, paving way for a leadership contest.
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- Labor strategically chose not to contest the Sydney by-election.
- After deciding not to contest the elections on 26 May 1977, he was succeeded by José Ferreira Queimado.
- The intervention of the Labour party was not viewed as a success as they chose not to contest the seat at the 1922 general election.
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- The first contest was held in 1967.
- The first contest was riddles.
- After a successful first contest, the second faced several location problems.
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- In the third lok sabha elections, he refused to contest the seat in 1962.
- On 8 December the former MSP Karen Whitefield was selected to contest the seat.
- On Wednesday 8 March, the Irish Nationalist Party in Liverpool decided to contest the seat.
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- He last eliminated Bret Hart to win the contest.
- He is convinced the Royals will win the contest.
- She went on to win the contest, receiving 137 points in total.
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- In 1935 she was on the panel of judges for a literary contest sponsored by the Bronxville Women's Club.
- Actor Richard Harris performed the song "My Boy" at a music contest sponsored by Radio Luxembourg in 1971.
- In 2008 she was elected "Miss Butt" in a contest sponsored by the brand Sloggi, owned by Triumph International of France.
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- Telfair notched 6.8 points and 3.3 assists per contest.
- In addition, he averaged 10.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest.
- Hutchison had a stellar senior year, averaging 20 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest.
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- The game was a close contest marked by costly Maryland turnovers and Navy penalties.
- The Vols won a close contest, regaining bragging rights for the Third Saturday in October.
- Independent candidate Geoff Brock ended up winning the seat from the Liberals in a very close contest.
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- The Pageant-Drama Association held a contest with a $100 prize.
- Nakajima confirmed that Toho held a contest to name the monster.
- The Parks Department had held a contest in 1913 accepting submission of designs for the park.
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- The Czechoslovak OK-AMC was crashed during trainings, and had not been repaired before the contest.
- Senator Hillary Clinton by double digits in the days before the contest in his home state of Illinois.
- Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency.
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- Lúcio Costa won a contest and was the main urban planner in 1957, with 5550 people competing.
- His design won a contest put on by the city in 1892, but the War Department objected to the design.
- GALE later won a contest to sing with Draco Rosa in front of a sold-out crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
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- She did not contest the elections in 1999 due to old age.
- His successor, Andry Rajoelina, also announced his intention to contest the elections.
- After deciding not to contest the elections on 26 May 1977, he was succeeded by José Ferreira Queimado.
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- Between 2003 and 2006 there is no Miss Honduras national contest.
- She then attended the Royal College of Art after having received a scholarship in a national contest.
- In 1902, his widow Maria Cristina initiated a national contest to build a monument in memory of Alfonso.