Sentences with phrase «outcome of the contest»

«Modern Europe's pluralistic and broadly tolerant society does not represent an inevitable triumph of progress, but the specific historical outcome of a contested religious past,» Marshall said.

Perhaps one of the most remarkable outcomes of the contest at Crewe & Nantwich is the resultant positioning of Alistair Darling as a «tax - cutter».

Green also joked about the fiery temperament of Lynton Crosby, the Tory general election campaign chief who many Mayites blame for the disastrous outcome of the contest.

Lawyers for the defendants have insisted that daily fantasy sports players do control or influence the outcome of the contests, since they select their own lineup.

England won a subdued match 2 - 0 courtesy of goals from Dele Alli and captain Wayne Rooney, but the outcome of the contest was a mere anecdote on a night thick with poignancy.

The outcome of a contest to choose the Conservative candidate for Kensington has thrown up possibilities about the next Mayor of London

Padavan's race in 2008 and Nick Spano's in 2004 did not change the fact the Republicans (in 2005) and Democrats (in 2009) were controlling the chamber regardless of the outcome of the contested elections.

«Rather than repeatedly talking down our party, and refusing to accept the outcome of this contest, Owen Smith should reflect on his use of such a divisive approach for the rest of this contest as Labour members won't appreciate his campaign's «Project Fear» or «Project Smear» tactics.

«Firms with increasingly good or bad performance spend more to influence the outcome of a contested environmental policy issue» like climate change, the authors said.

When a cheetah chases a gazelle, it's not raw speed that predicts the outcome of the contest.

If you know the outcomes of these contests, there's not much suspense here.

With the advent of racetracks and gambling on the outcome of the contests, Greyhound ownership passed from the aristocracy to the general populace, and, like other breeds with some lines bred for work and others for the show ring, the breed has diverged into conformation dogs and racing dogs.

Finally, this bill creates «The South Carolina Family Court Study Committee» «to study the feasibility of tracking the outcome of contested temporary and final custody proceedings in the family court.»

28 US Code § 5362 (1)(A) defines a bet or wager to be: the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to...

Following an application by the Commissioner, the Competition Tribunal granted an interim injunction requiring Parkland Industries to preserve and «hold separate» six gas stations and eight supply agreements that it acquired from Pioneer pending the outcome of the contested proceedings.

When I asked it «who won the baseball game last night,» referring to the World Series game played the night before, it served up schedule information for the next one being played and didn't speak any details about the outcome of the contest I was curious about.