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I never expected this type of game in a mid-week contest with Cumberland. Trent pitched an outstanding game and I just hate to see him lose with this type of effort. I don't know if this defeat will help or hurt going into our Southern States Athletic Conference series with Reinhardt this weekend.

I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual.

I knew there was a contest because I listen to that station, but I had no idea that (Elaine) applied. I think it's great. I am very happy for them both.

I'm just disappointed for our supporters. The game was never a contest and that was the disappointing thing. To finish on that sort of note is the biggest disappointment for all Melbourne people because we weren't ever in the game.

I had to contest it. We had too much riding on things.

The choice to open the contest in March wasn't deliberate but, when we considered the timing with Small Press Month, we thought it worked. A small independent bookseller and a small independent publisher joining together to celebrate independent publishing by searching for new voices in fiction not bad, huh?

I hope this contest with Adam & Eve will help us gain even more exposure as a smart sexy erotica site on the web.

I'm grateful to Bank of America, a great New York institution, for the opportunity to judge a contest that will showcase the enthusiasm and passion that New Yorkers have for another legendary New York institution, the Yankees.

strongly supporting everything that's being done in this contest by the Gore-Lieberman ticket.

Anytime we can contest shots and rebound the way we did, it'll be tough to beat us.

This is considered THE contest for the juniors. There are a lot of other events around the world for juniors now, but if you win this one, you're considered the junior world champ.

It's not a beauty contest. It is a contest about health. It was very illuminating to me. I thought I knew what I needed to know.

All of us on the bench were kind of telling each other that we needed to contest shots and get back on defense. I just wanted to come into the game and put more pressure on the ball.

DaimlerChrysler saw the Big Game Hot Spot Guide and contest as a great opportunity to celebrate and showcase Metropolitan Detroit's international flavor, cultures and entertainment. Plus, what's a 'hot spot' without a Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle to spice things up? Part of the fun and excitement of a 'hot spot' is the attention you get when you step out of a 'hot' ride.

Designing a one-of-a-kind t-shirt is a wonderful way for children to express their creativity and boost self esteem. The EASY-T KIT Easy-To-Be-Me Children's Art Contest gives children the chance to create something beautiful to share, and wear, with others.

The noontime contest will be watched with particular interest by close followers of the sport. Through the years, the teams representing the club have won every major tournament in the United States at least once.

The intense study required for this contest helps prepare students for college entrance exams, as well as possible careers in fields associated with natural resources.

The contest is based on the whole stage performance.

The contest took place at Dexter Park, before a vast crowd of spectators, the majority of whom looked to see the Nationals have almost a walk-over.

The contest went clear down to the wire. Good thing we made the foul shots or we would have been on the losing end.

The contest went pretty well. Now we have to see how we do with a wedding.

The Internet is a contest between people with the same name to be the person who dominates that online space.

The ladies who ran the contest said, 'Well honey, don't you sing while you sew or maybe you tap dance while you sew?' I said, 'No ma'am, I just sort of sit there.' That was not what they wanted to hear.

It seemed like everything they threw up went in, they had a lot of open looks, we just didn't contest them well at certain times. There were some that were contested, they knocked them down. When teams are shooting like that, its tough.

It will be better for the ULFA to first shun violence and then contest the assembly polls and come to power.

I therefore urge Ken to enter the contest at the earliest opportunity. I hope my supporters and colleagues, including those who are themselves still thinking of running for the leadership, will follow my lead and back a winner.

Clearly, we understand that we've got an enemy that's in for the long term, al-Qaida and the associated groups that are aligned with it, ... We know that they've got a long-term strategy to fight, to gain ground, to gain influence. And it's very very clear that we've got to have the same sort of long term strategy to contest it. But the keystone to this strategy is helping the people in the region help themselves.

I just think it's expanding a little with more variety. I think we're moving away from the contest shows that go on week after week and toward shows that begin and end in a single episode. ... I think we probably have enough shows with back-stabbing at their core.

If you're shooting to make the world 10% better, you're in a smartness contest with everyone else in the world - and you're going to lose. There are too many smart people in the world.

I don't pre-determine what I'm going to do. That's why I'm not a good dunk contest participant. I don't know what I'm going to do until I jump.

I plan on having a double major and so it's going to allow me to come in with more credits than some who are coming in as sophomores next year. The other aspect is I'm fairly competitive. We have a running contest to see who can take the most and do well on the most.

The seventh- or eighth-minute mark of a 10-minute contest is rough. That's what separates the men from the boys -- if you can eat past the wall.

It was just a great test of character, grit (and) courage. They did get a pretty good look at the end but I was happy with the way we matched up. I did like the contest that Liz gave at the end. That ball was not going in.

They have shown so far they are a very competitive team. It wasn't an easy game by any stretch of the imagination and nine wickets does not reflect the contest between the two sides.

They wanted to win a game for Greg. We talked about trying to scrap, defend hard and contest every shot.

It's hard to believe that this contest has been held for so many years,

It was a great success. This contest is supposed to be fun and it was fun.

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

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

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.

All you can do is contest him. If you contest his shots, then hopefully he'll miss them.

The game plan was to keep Latta in front of us. She's a great player, but we wanted to contest all of her shots and keep the ball out of her hands as much as possible.

You won't win a jumping contest against them.

The Do You Know A Brawny Man contest is really exciting because it is actually being driven by consumer interest. The Brawny Man has a bit of mystique about him that seems to intrigue people.

The guys worked really hard to get out and contest shots, and we did a much better job of blocking out. We got off to a good start, which is always important. We're just happy to come away with a win.

The first year, we asked artists who had participated in a poster contest to decorate a donated violin. Now we're getting calls from artists who want to be a part of it. It's amazing that they all start with the same thing and come up with totally different concepts.

The Ultimate Coffeehouse Crossword Challenge is an exciting opportunity for me to share my lifelong passion of puzzles in a new, interactive way. Whether you're a seasoned crossword enthusiast or new to the game, this contest offers something for every level of puzzler.

The elections will be held in 36 municipalities only, in the other 22 there will be no contest because there are not enough candidates.

The coaching staff did a good job with the scouting report. They handed out the tape and I watched a couple of times. We knew a lot of his shots would be 3-pointers. We tried to contest those and put a body on him, and it worked out well for me.

This is a good news bad news thing. The bad news is we got in a hitting contest and came in third. The good news is we're leading the league in pulling the infield in.

This is a good way to learn about our musical culture in a fun way. There will be a song contest where we play old records from the 1950s, '60s and '70s, and people will guess the song name and artist. If we get enough people interested, we may even have a dance contest where people can do the Twist or the Mashed Potato.

Following the strike, I think the thing that brought people back to baseball was the big home run contest between Sosa and McGwire.

It probably will not be until tonight that we have a complete view of what has happened and a complete understanding of what the nature of our contest will be.

It's an open contest between us, Milan and Inter,

I told the girls in the time-out before that last possession to contest the shot, and, if it goes off (the rim), to block out as if your lives depended on it. Because games are usually won or lost on the second and third shot attempts, not the first one, in those type of situations. And we fought for that ball until time finally ran out.

I took a photo just for last year's contest and placed second. That got me motivated and really started it all.

It really isn't a beauty contest between big-cap and small-cap stocks that the small caps eventually win,

That's the contest that will take place, but so far our candidate is doing well.

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.

You don't get into a pissing contest with a skunk and I got in with a few skunks and I didn't win.

They have a couple of great shooters, and we have to get out and contest their shots. And they have a big guy down low that is going to be a handful.

It was a lot tougher than I expected. What proved significant was that I was right there in the contest despite losing the first set.

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

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.

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.

It was our defensive intensity. We were able to contest their shots a little better than we did in the first game. We really concentrated on getting out to the shooters. I thought our defensive intensity was probably key. That was a good performance. We're going to try and build on that.

It's a fun contest that benefits both sides. Florida is a phenomenal organization. To come out on top would be awesome.

It's a bit of an ugly game this year, all round. The open, free-flowing, try-for-try game is gone. The tackle contest is now intense. It's absolutely gripping football but it's a different style of play.

It's a contest to see who can write the bawdiest limerick.

It was awkward, while a contest was still under way, ... But those constraints are off and we're moving forward.

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 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.

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 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.

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

About 100 years ago, UPS itself began as an 'out-of-the-box' business and in the first year of the contest, we found hundreds of brilliant businesses that were taking off just like UPS did. We work with small businesses every day to help them face the challenges of today's global economy and this contest is a way to recognize innovation.

It makes absolutely no economic sense for states to pay off companies in a zero-sum contest where no new jobs are created at the end of the day.

It's basically a beauty contest for dogs. And beauty is judged by the breed standard. And he is very, very much what they call in the dog show business, 'typing,' which means he's very much the type that the standard describes.

This is the proving ground that could take these teen technicians to the next level of education and potentially down a career path in auto technology. We've handed out more than a million dollars in scholarships to the top Idaho students in this contest in the past 15 years.

They're all very sweet and to me, they're all winners. It takes a lot for a person to enter a contest like this.

He's not going to miss that shot. You've got to contest it.

I did a little practice. I watched the college dunk contest on TV. I've always played H-OR-S-E. I've just never won before because (former teammate) Ashley Gates was too good of a shooter.

I don't see it as a contest or keeping score or a concentrated effort. I see it as an opportunity to recognize two important political figures.

The media claims that this contest is already over. They say that Wisconsin's voice doesn't count, that your vote doesn't count. They expect you to rubber stamp everybody else's choice,

All of the other candidates have the same objective: reshape the contest so they can become Number Two--an alternative to Bush,

Where two discourse, if the one's anger rise, The man who lets the contest fall is wise

Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity

Great contest follows, and much learned dust / Involves the combatants.