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Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

Because it's difficult to have a career as an artist, and in every situation where it's difficult to have a career, it's even harder for women, for all the other reasons that it's harder in other fiercely contested fields.

I would rather have anybody else shooting that last shot than him. But Dave (Pak) played him real well on that last play. A contested shot is what you want and thank goodness it didn't go in.

My first impression of the game is that our guys came through with a strong defensive effort. We contested their shots.

Missouri wrestled the way they had to to win, and we didn't. There were some close matches that could have gone either way and, unfortunately, they didn't go our way. This was a very hotly contested meet and those people will all see each other again.

Sihanouk founded a political party and contested the elections himself. He sent thugs and police to break up opposition meetings and kill opposition candidates. Communists and all other oppositions were suppressed. Some oppositionists were executed by the military-the Sihanouk forces made a film of one of these executions and ordered it to be shown in every movie theater.

This was our best defensive game of the year. We got in their faces and contested shots, and played really well.

He just hit a shot. It was contested and he hit the shot. Nothing you can do. We were in what we wanted to be in. The kid made it.

Great second half. If you look at the details and you see they only got three field goals in the second half and we held them to 11 percent shooting, you have to win games. I told them they'd better play defense and they did. We played much harder and contested every shot.

I have always had to take the final decisions and although this has been contested at times, it is my responsibility and I will come to it in the appropriate time,

I also act as Umpire in Chief for local state tournaments, hiring and overseeing the umpires, and settling any contested plays.

We made some good stops and we contested their shots. I think last time we played them they shot around 60 percent. W were able to contest those shots and we were able to attack and get a lead and we didn't let go.

He was on fire the whole night. He didn't hit very many contested shots, we just weren't playing any defense on him, especially me. I really dropped the ball defensively.

Having a contested race is probably a tribute to our population growth. There may be a general feeling that 16 years is long enough and is tough for chance. An elected office is not supposed to be permanent." ()

He (Crawford) didn't have enough time to pass so I knew he was going to shoot. I just tried to contest the shot. I contested it and he hit the shot.

He is incredible. He's the best contested shooter I've ever seen in college basketball. I don't know how far out he has to go to be out of his range.

He had shots. But they were making sure every shot was a contested shot.

Having contested races is not a bad thing.

There is a difference of 25,000 votes and there are 43,000 contested votes.

He hit that (three-pointer) over me in the first game of the season. I thought I contested it so hard the first game and he still made it. I was, like, 'Not again.' But he missed it.

He hit the big 3, a contested 3. In games like this, it comes down to who makes the big shot. He hit a big shot.

Maryland was outstanding defensively. They first half, they forced us into a lot of contested shots. We could've helped ourselves by moving the ball a little bit better, but defensively, they were sharp.

Largo was just so aggressive. They contested every rebound and every pass. We just didn't match up very well.

Our guys showed a lot of composure. We stopped (defensively) helping as much in the second half. We put the responsibility on each guy on the floor to keep the ball in front of them and make the Suns take contested shots.

I thought it was a hotly contested game. I thought our guys battled hard, played hard throughout the whole game. ... It definitely was not a 16-point game.

Laser made a great play. It was a contested 3 from long range and he made a big shot.

It is clear, based on the Court's ruling today, that Siebel Systems did not violate the spirit or letter of Regulation FD. We contested the SEC's claims in order to exonerate the company and its executives and to bring clarity to an important issue that was mishandled by the regulators. This was a win not only for Siebel but for all public companies trying to do the right thing.

Rip did a good job of understanding where help might be, tried to send him to as much help as he could and contested pretty much most of his shots.

Rip did a great job on him, that was his assignment. He contested a lot of his shots.

Over here last year we had a heck of a battle with Male. Buckner hit a three to send it into overtime. I was hoping he would do it again. It was a contested three. We felt fortunate to get a shot off that good.

Our pressure forced them to make some mistakes. We were able to jump to a 10-0 start with our pressure. We also caused them to take a lot of contested shots.

Our full-court pressure bothered them. We didn't get many turnovers (W&M had 10 for the game), but we contested most of their shots. We went away from the pressure at the start of the second half and then had to go back to it.

I think it was an evenly contested game. Both teams played well and hard throughout the duration of the game. Waterhouse I think created more scoring opportunities than us and I think they deserved to win the game.

It all starts with taking away Dials. If we can force them to be a 3-point shooting team, and force them to take contested 3-pointers, our chances of success improve dramatically.

It becomes clear to me that in order for us to compete, we don't need a contested primary,

We agreed to settle and that was a business judgment that we made. We have always contested liability in this lawsuit, but our appeals have been denied. This settlement is a payment of our legal obligations.

Usually when our guys go up to shoot, they either make it or miss it, but they're all alone up there. Venable contested so many shots. I was very impressed with his spring.

We could have gone out and contested more. If we put a hand up on half of those shots, they'll miss half of them.

We have always contested liability in this lawsuit.

We came through those screens, kept our hands up, contested those shots and made it tough.

Microsoft has already changed its behavior, ... They've backed off some of the contested practices. Their competitors have been emboldened to do things they may not have done before the trial. The government has gotten a lot of what they wanted. The company is not swinging away like they used to.

We finally put a whole game together and I am just so proud of the girls. We just played tough hard-nosed defense, contested every shot and tried to block out. The kids just stuck to the game plan and played really well.

We don't have a lot of experience with contested elections in this state. We do have some in local races, but I can't recall any contested election of a statewide office, such as governor.

We didn't do a good job of screening for Magers and getting him open and he had to shoot a lot of contested shots.

We set a grueling schedule for ourselves going out of state to Las Vegas and Illinois. We think our plan came together. Our guys are wrestling well, they're wrestling poised, and they came through in some tightly contested matches. That's a testament to the work they've put in.

We're letting a couple plays hurt us. Brad Miller hit a contested 3. We can't put our heads down. We have to go out there and win a game. After we've lost this year, we usually run off a few. We found different ways to lose every night.

We only have 10 contested races (out of 37 seats). People just don't want to get involved.

We contested every shot. We tried to get around screens a little more than we have.

We really buckled down on defense in the second half. We limited their second shots and contested most of their shots. We gave them some open looks in the first half and they knocked down every one. We did a better job of contesting the shots in the second half.

We weren't aggressive. We were taking half-(hearted) cuts, so when you take slow cuts, you're not going to lose anybody. All the shots were contested shots.

We didn't contest shots (in the first half). In the second half we contested shots and they missed.

We got what we wanted, a contested shot at the end.

We're facing a daunting workload with a very heavy backlog of controversial and contested judicial nominees.

We knew they would stretch our defense. We wanted to take some chances on Marsh inside and she certainly made some plays. But I'd rather give up a 2 contested over a 3. That's a little less.

Contested patent outcomes are notoriously difficult to predict. The fact that a patent is initially awarded to one party does not mean that the award cannot be contested.

Everything (Pratt) shot was contested and I thought David did a good job on him the whole game.

The Supreme Court will determine if Copperleaf's special use permit is a final decision and whether they have waived their right to a contested case hearing.

It was a hotly contested game. They've got so many different weapons, they can beat you in so many ways.

We've really been sound defensively for the last four or five games. We're noted for our offense, we have a lot of good offensive players, but you win championships with your defensive effort, and the defense was really good. We really contested the ball-handler.

To me it looks like these legislators are simply covering their tails because they know how hotly contested this has been and they made perhaps some unpopular votes with their decisions last session.

The public has the impression that the insanity defense gets used a lot. It rarely gets used and when it's contested it rarely wins.

Tonight was one of those games where shots were falling for us. We felt confident in our defense that we could get stops on the defensive end. Granted, they scored 111 points, but a lot of those were contested jumpers and long three pointers.

We've got very good shooters, and I don't think it was a matter of them not being on their game. Texas just contested everything.

Brevard did great. It was a very hard, hotly contested event.

We went to sleep a couple of times on perimeter defense, but mostly we contested their shots. They just did a good job of shooting the ball. It wasn't bad defense just great offense.

We did a good job on the defensive end of making them take contested shots. Defensively, I thought we did a good job to start the second half.

Defensively tonight we were the best we've been all season. Our press and our zone were very active. Even when they had a good look it was a contested shot. It was a very tough environment and I like the way the kids held their composure in the final five minutes.

You want every shot he takes to be contested over a hand, and you don't want to let him get anything easy. Because a scorer like that, if you let him get something easy, it really gets him going. Then he's more comfortable making tougher shots.

A lot of people feel this is such a dicey, contested territory, and they don't want to offend viewers, so they avoid it entirely,

Every time we took a shot, it was a contested shot. They made sure every shot we took was not an easy one.

Florida did a great job finding our shooters, defending the three-point line. Every time we took a shot, they made sure it was a contested shot.

This FTP protects the status of Test cricket, ensures that prestigious historical Test series can continue to be contested over four or five matches and provides certainty of planning for our members.

This confirms that the Minnesota race is going to be one of the most closely followed and hotly contested in the country. People are putting their money where their mouths are. Once you add party money, there will be a flood. Minnesota will be awash in campaign cash.

This is the first time we've had a good contested race in the time I've been here,

This is a terribly closely contested election in a very tough campaign.

After this morning's free practice we were hoping for a better result than this, but the result over one flying lap this afternoon did not come up to our expectations. In fact, both our drivers found that their cars did not perform as well as they had done in the morning. However, I believe we will see a closely contested race on a track where overtaking is possible, especially on the main straight. Of course, it's not possible to make any more definitive predictions because of the usual unknowns surrounding the different fuel levels, consistency of tyre performance and reliability.

I knew they were going to Lofton. I stayed with him and contested the shot; I almost blocked it. But he made a great shot; I was devastated when it went in.

I liked the way the guys played. They were where they needed to be. They contested throws. They responded to a tough week and that's what I like to see. They didn't go into the tank. They didn't put their tail between their legs. They responded.

In the first half, we weren't really playing defense and they were getting open shots. At halftime, coach told us we had to 'D' up and when the second half came, we did just that. We contested every shot.

In the first quarter, we made the extra pass. We break them down on the dribble, make the extra pass and get the wide-open shot. In the second quarter, we got a little flustered and weren't patient at all. We started shooting when we were contested and it was one shot and out.

In some ways we play a similar style, not an exact copy of Sydney, but we like the contested footy,

(The Badgers) were throwing up a lot of contested shots, and we were getting rebounds and pushing it down. We played our game. We put them in a situation where they were on their heels and had to run with us. We were coming down, getting good looks, open opportunities, and we were knocking them down.

Everybody's aiming for the top two. It's still a closely contested position.

Derek Coleman was terrific. He hit quite a few highly contested shots. Some were real backbreakers. Without those, I think we could have mounted a comeback. Congratulations to him. He did a wonderful job.

It's important to have a strong progressive Democratic vote against John Roberts. If there is a vigorous opposition, that will send a signal on the next vacancy that there could be a contested nomination.

They contested our shots, that's what they do. Some of their shots we contested and they made them. Those guys made some tough shots.

It will be tough because we add in the events not contested indoors, but everyone is very eager to get going.

I guess we've always expected that Internet voice and Internet communications was going to be a hotly contested and competitive space. We've been doing this for a couple of years and seen our growth accelerate in the last few weeks.

Clyde deserves a lot of credit. They stepped up and contested a lot of shots in key possessions in the second half.

In the second half we were really aggressive. We contested every shot, boxed out and we made plays and executed from the field, so that was the difference.

He starts to get hesitant. He'll turn down shots the first time and then all of the sudden, he ends up taking a shot that's a worse shot than he had the first time. Or a contested shot. So with him, I talk to him about staying aggressive offensively.

Changing the format is a great idea, having a new product is a great idea, and ending in a playoff is a great idea. We want a hotly contested final end of the season that grabs everyone's attention and people really want to watch.

I didn't see what happened in the stands, I was watching what was happening on the court. It was a hotly contested game.

They hit a lot of shots. I can't say we contested all of them. We just didn't get it done.

It wasn't because they were shooting lousy; they were contested shots. I thought we played pretty well. We handled their pressure. You can't fault the girls. They played hard.

It was a hard fought match. Every court was well contested on both sides. It was a good match all around. It's tough to lose when you fight like these kids did down to the wire.

It was a great party because not only did I win the contested primary, I ran ahead of the incumbent, so it was a great start politically.

The Emerald Bay rest day was one of the most hotly contested items in Alternative 6 and we will be addressing that in a different way in this preferred alternative. There are a lot of points that are going to be different, that being one of them.

The main thing is the team that can persevere the longest and play contested footy for the longest is the team with the best chance of winning.

The comptroller is not telling people not to vote in the primary. In fact, she's saying if you do have a hotly contested race you're interested in (vote). She is not discouraging people to vote.