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Recently, we have played very well against Mexico. We will work hard over the next two months to prepare for this contest and give ourselves the best chance to win.

Participating in this contest was a great experience. It is an honor to rank among the top college Christian radio Web designers in the U.S..

States are now being forced to join an international beauty contest to compete for foreign investment.

That'd be like a home run hitting contest where you don't hit it out and you get to do it over until you do hit it out. Thank God he finally made one.

That contest was a real challenge. I don't really cook with convenience products.

That epic contest was not sold out. There were unsold seats in Yankee Stadium.

My work was having a contest to see who could lose the most weight.

Many foreigners are deprived of their liberty, some with legal residence papers, some claiming asylum, who say they have been arrested arbitrarily and are not able to contest the validity of their detention.

I was trying not to let her (Laub) get the ball at all. And if she did, contest the shot. I know she likes to get fouled when she drives, so I wasn't going to do that.

I was extremely proud of our guys. We knew we were facing elimination, our backs to the wall, and even down to the last 30 seconds of that contest we were battling tooth and nail. I couldn't be more proud of the group of kids in that locker room.

I tell our guys that we're not out here trying to prevent shots, but we want to contest shots.

It all depends. If there's a really heated election contest and people bring it up in a concerted way, there's enough there to hurt him. The tapes are out there and the swaggering we heard is distasteful to many people.

I thought it was going to be a contest to see which one of us would score 50. He's at the level where I want to be. You want to bring your 'A' game against him, because you know he's going to bring it against you.

That was Detroit basketball. The more we played against them, the more we understood their sets and we were able to contest their shots. If we play lock-down defense like we did tonight, we can play with these guys.

We are beginning the contest on the heels of the AMBER Alert Awareness Day Proclamation issued by Governor Blunt on January 13. It is our hope that by partnering with schools throughout the state, this contest and awareness campaign will help protect Missouri children.

We can only hope that the Goldman Sachs investment bankers who are advising the board are providing you with the same advice. Why should a company's shareholders have to run a proxy contest to convince its board to do the right thing?

We really think one of the special things about this contest is where it happens. We have an amazing event in a very environmentally special area.

We really struggled in the first half. We didn't make lay-ups and we didn't contest the shooter like we had worked on in practice. We played well in the second half, but we spent too much energy trying to catch up and didn't have enough to win.

We got caught sleeping. We were so focused on the pick-and-roll coverage. Everybody turned and we said, 'Oh, you know what.' We got out to contest the shot, but it was too late.

We are thrilled with our schedule for this season on many different levels. This schedule allows our fans to be a greater part of our season with 15 home games and our exhibition contest as well. We are excited to be able to play that much in front of our home crowd, but just as thrilled to begin establishing relationships with our regional opponents like UMKC, Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts, that our fans will enjoy seeing in Charles Koch Arena in years to come. Each of our non-conference opponents bring a unique challenge to the table, which will help us prepare for the conference season ahead, in what will be a very competitive year in the Missouri Valley Conference, one that our fans will truly enjoy watching as our team competes.

We have a lot of logistical changes with the move to Round Lake. But for the anglers the contest should be very similar to past years.

We wanted to make them shoot over the top of us. Contest every shot. Our team effort was amazing. The defense was everything I hoped it would be. We kept our feet moving, our arms moving, played with so much energy.

We have to know that they have other guys that are capable. Charlie Bell has played well. T.J. Ford had a pretty good game overall and we've got to continue to find those two. Just do what we normally do. Our philosophy is to contest whatever shot is taken, try to limit three-point shots and rebound the basketball. Those are three things we did.

Usually the party state secretary does not contest elections.

We were starting to get several requests from groups asking us to name different things after people. We started thinking about that thing: Who's really the valid person to name a facility after? It gets to be a naming contest if you encourage that. A no-naming policy is the best way to avoid conflicts.

We aren't able to give as much to people and we aren't as wealthy as we once were, ... This is not a popularity contest and we have to do something.

We are now in uncharted waters. We're in an unprecedented period where a presidential candidate is going to court essentially to try to contest and overturn the results of an election that has now been certified.

We got off to a good start in the first quarter and set the tone for the whole game. I thought our defense was pretty steady...we tried to contest as many shots as we could.

We need the opportunity to play to bigger audiences. Winning a contest like this will open a lot of doors.

You have the bizarre situation now of the Republican race looking like it could end before the Democratic contest, and the Democratic contest includes the sitting vice president of the United States. I don't think anyone would have imagined that a year ago.

To have a really good, close, tight contest like that is invaluable and if you could orchestrate it, that's the sort of game you'd orchestrate I reckon - a good hard tussle for the whole game and then to think it's over and then having to go again - that's priceless.

To have a chance, Lucas must both demonstrate he still has the fire in the belly to serve in Congress and succeed in making this race as much of a personal popularity contest as it can be. Still, you can bet Davis will seek to tie his opponent to his party label at every turn, and we give the freshman Republican an early leg up.

When the time comes you've got to make stops. You've got to contest shots, block shots and make it tough for them. We're doing it as a team. Every night we get better at helping each other.

When I was a kid, I won a contest and played a Mozart concerto with the Chicago Symphony, and I've written some movie scores, and I've been listening to orchestral music for years.

We did that to keep people from all over the country from entering, because we have a grand prize -- and a significant one at that. Only people who know about this contest through the radio station or the paper will be able to enter.

We're like a lot of teams this year on the road, and hopefully we'll have a good performance. A lot of that comes from your defense. You can't get into a scoring contest on the road and expect to win very often. Most teams play better offensively at home.

Tracy's one of the best at scoring in bunches, so I tried to contest his shots and make him take tough shots. We just tried to wear him down a little bit, and we did a better job of that in the second half.

We work on contesting every day for 20 minutes. My guys are mad at me, 'Why we got to do this?' Because it's a three-point shot, you got to contest it.

We want the essays written for the Take The Challenge contest to inspire others on the road to a home purchase. This is a great way for both renters and current homeowners to publicly express how owning a home can make a difference in their lives.

The criminal trial today is a kind of show-jumping contest in which the rider for the prosecution must clear every obstacle to succeed.

We were right in the contest for 75 minutes, the game was there for the taking. We aren't far away from getting the mix of our team right.

We were not given any notice prior to receiving that order. And we believe we have every right to be given notice to contest their petition. We've told them all along that we question their authority.

We are working on an electoral alliance but will not contest elections under one umbrella.

We can't prevent shots, but we can contest them.

We contest all the details of the report.

We're not playing hard enough, we're not playing mean enough, and we're not finishing plays. We're just way too nice. We would have won the Mister Friendly contest out there.

We had about 1,200 people here last year at the festival. This year we have a karaoke contest and other activities geared for older children who might not want to finger paint.

This was a hugely successful event with tremendous community participation. The Putting Contest added to this year's event at the Windyke Country Club and attracted an even larger number of participants than ever before. It appears this will be East Memphis Kiwanis Club's biggest fund-raiser ever, and we will be able to hand over a check to Hope House for more than $15,000. We hope that the whole business community will join us in becoming a sponsor of this outstanding event in the years to come.

This was a great team win, they did a great job on the defensive end and executing on the offensive end. Our goal was to contest every three-pointer and I think we did a great job on that.

The panic of 1837, the contest of the United States Bank with President Jackson, its defeat, and its subsequent failure as a state bank, the consequent distress in local financial circles--all conspired to shift the monetary center of the country to New York.

We will contest today's statement to the full extent permitted under EU law, including a full oral hearing on these issues.

Under the Railway Labor Act, it is legal for us to strike, and we will fight it in a court of law, if the company chooses to contest that.

first day and a half in this contest ... has been really riddled with insult and political invective as opposed to really talking about the issues.

We've got a dunk contest coming tomorrow, so they can see the guys do their thing there. The games, you can't allow that. But he had a couple and he took advantage of it.

The reason I pick the captain is a lot of the times it becomes a popularity contest in training camp.

We have a fast pitch here, with lots of grass, and that will make for a good contest here. It will be good to see how good the batsmen on either side really are on this track.

This whole contest is just totally inappropriate because of the themes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . It is simply a retelling of the story of Christ.

We fully support the commission's desire, and the member states' efforts, to address the illegal trade in cigarettes, including the growing international trade in counterfeit cigarettes. We will readily cooperate with all interested parties to continue to develop sensible solutions, appropriate to prevent illegal trade in our products... However, we will vigorously contest the commission's unprecedented attempt to utilize American courts to impose liability upon us.

We want to force perimeter shots, but not wide open shots. We're slow going to contest people. We're slow coming out of the pass. We're not very good. We were good early.

We knew he could shoot the 3. We were late sometimes getting out to contest the shot. He knocked it down, so I give him credit for making good shots.

Throughout this primary process the voters have vetted each candidate and after a spirited contest they have made clear who they believe is right person to lead our ticket and that is Governor Mitt Romney. I believe they have come to this conclusion because they know that Governor Romney will begin working on day one to turn around our economy.

We just tried our best to contest and challenge every last one of them.

We weren't playing smart at the defensive end. We have a senior lineup, and we have to pull out this type of game. We needed to contest that final shot and make her win it at the line. She struggled at the line.

We will vigorously contest the efforts for a manual recount in Florida.

We're going to ask the kids. The kids named the Pac-9, and we even had a contest to come up with the logo.

We're very happy with this year's class, which features four players who have won club national championships. We were specifically targeting certain positions and people, and we met our expectations. We've gotten to the point where I'm so happy with the talent and depth on our team and where we are at that we are now looking at trying to replace a player that leaves. Before we were trying to up the total level of our talent, but now, we're reloading. This class not only has players who will contest for playing time immediately, but it also prepares us for when other people will graduate.

To me, it's about getting better every time and doing the best I can every run no matter where I am. The Olympics are going to be huge, but I don't think the Olympics are going to make or break any rider. At the end of the day, it's just another contest with just a little bit more riding on it.

We think that as of right now, unless the federal government tells us otherwise, we can continue to do as we have done with our system, ... We believe that our regulation embodies a valid state policy that articulates our belief that school boards are in a better position to muster the facts and expertise in any contest with ordinary parents.

We did a nice job of handling the first five to seven minutes of the game. We told our guys Duke was going to come out in those first few minutes and try to get us on our heels and that if we could work through that we'd be in good shape. That's what happened. A tone was set and I think they knew they were in for a contest all night.

We did a much better job of contesting his shots. He did a really good job at creating space and was able to knock down a few shots, but with Speedy, you want to try and make him into a jump shooter first, but you have to contest those shots.

We didn't match it. We didn't contest their shots.

We are going to have to contest their shooters and challenge their shots. We'll also need to make sure we take care of the ball and not give them any easy baskets.

We are going to have a beauty contest in drag.

We want a full, fair and accurate count and the only way left to do that is to file a contest for Miami-Dade.

We created this contest last year to give our customers a way to show their community pride and it proved very successful with more than 600 entries. Because of the overwhelming response to the contest, we've decided to do it again this year and I know we'll be amazed by the creativity of our customers.

Even though the last date for receipt of applications for the Miss Tibet contest this year is June 30, we've already received five applications, which is encouraging.

Besides passengers and cargo, we transfer Japanese culture, including 'haiku,' traditional Japanese short poetry. We hold a haiku contest for children around the world, and invite some of them on a one-week haiku journey.

Contest each other, point out different issues, have heated open debates... but be careful about destroying each other when it comes toward the end, they may have to throw their support to each other.

Dropping in, I was more nervous than I've ever been at a contest before. Once you're snowboarding, it's what we do every day, so it (the nervousness) kind of goes away.

Essay, Mr. Sterling. I'm talking about a statewide essay contest for New York kids. The winner will be used in all your ads.

The top five World of Difference contest finalists are small businesses that have been able to develop and articulate a strong vision and demonstrate a keen understanding of how technology acts as an innovation catalyst and an indispensable engine to sustain business performance for both short and long term success. We look forward to hearing the finalists present how their technology vision will influence their business at The World of Difference Learning and Development Conference.

I've been dancing all my life. I even won a contest at the Apollo Theatre in 1968.

They all are still really great shooters, so we still have to be able to go in and still contest shots. We can't leave anything wide open and can't take anything for granted.

The writing contest is a way for teachers to get kids writing. It gives them a purpose, a real-world experience. They get feedback from others and not just from me as their classroom teacher. They have a wider audience.

The seafood category is added to give the contest a Louisiana feel.

It would be better for the ULFA to first shun the path of violence and then contest the Assembly poll and come to power.

The theme of the local poetry contest is to glorify God in some way. If we get all these kids thinking about God, they will transform their neighborhood, their city, maybe the world.

Soon another test would come. He must be ready for it. So he sat, but it was not mindless meditation but mindful scheming that filled him. In a contest like this, there could be no second-place winner. To be second was to be last and to be last here was to be dead.

See, for some reason, I feel like it's a victory if I wake up one minute before the alarm. It's like I'm in a contest with myself, with my foot kicking around until it wakes up the rest of my body. It's the stupidest thing. But it makes me feel like I've already won something.

Rachel created a powerful PSA that focuses on Internet safety from a youth's point of view. This contest enabled students to use their creativity and writing skills to educate families throughout the nation about staying safer and protecting themselves from abduction and sexual exploitation.

People understand contests. You take a bunch of kids throwing rocks at random and people look askance, but if you go and hold a rock-throwing contest - people understand that.

Against the advice of my friends, I decided to contest the will.and eventually I won a $500,000 settlement.

After attending a number of events myself, I believe there may be more opportunities to bring events into town during the day. I think that foot traffic could drastically increase if there were more autograph-signings in town, a big-air contest at Aspen Mountain, a competitors art exhibition, etc.

Someone told me there was a primary contest going on tonight, is that right? I love primary night, especially when I don't have one, ... If we work hard over the next eight weeks ... I'll tell you who the real winner's going to be on Nov. 8, the people of New York.

During King of Spring contest we moved up a couple of spots and we are now seventh in the nation.

Defensively, we tried to clog the middle so their big guys couldn't get in there, and we did a fairly decent job of that. We just didn't get out and contest shots.

Defense is what keeps us in games. We're just scrappy. We have to lead the state in floor burns. We don't have the biggest kids in the world. But they're athletes. They're quicker than most of the bigger post players we've played and they're quick enough to contest every shot.

As far as mishandling the puck, it was a contest between Eddie and Marty, and I think Eddie was worse than Marty,

As a kid, I loved being surrounded by mountains, creeks and animals, and volunteering with my mom on initiatives to help protect the environment. Being part of this contest is one important way I can help ensure we all get to experience the beauty and wonder of wildlife, such as the bald eagle, that enrich all our lives and make us proud to be Americans.

That's going to be a real good contest because they're good athletes and always well-prepared. They're very disciplined, bring a lot to the game and play hard from start to finish.