Chalabi bowed out of the contest in the second round, giving al-Abadi an easy victory. |
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Last spring, Ellie Claxton, a 19-year-old freshman at auburn University, entered a contest. |
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As a result, her biggest strength, even some Republicans here concede, is her ability to nationalize the contest at every turn. |
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So there were some anomalies about this contest that Democrats should be aware of. |
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Most politicians would be satisfied with finishing second to Rand Paul in beauty contest notoriously dominated by libertarians. |
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In each contest, the Republican candidate outperformed the GOP result from 2012 among women voters. |
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But the surprising fact is that cultured and learned men not only do not notice it for themselves, but they contest every exposure of the harm and stupidity of patriotism with the greatest obstinacy and ardour, though without any rational grounds; and they continue to belaud it as beneficent and elevating. |
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His dog won an award in the fashion contest at the annual dog-day festival. |
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They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted. |
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With the regicide of King Louis XVI in 1793, the French Revolution represented a contest of ideologies between the two nations. |
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Even though as many as fourteen claimants put forward their claims to the title, the real contest was between John Balliol and Robert de Brus. |
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Now he insisted that, if he were to settle the contest, he had to be fully recognised as Scotland's feudal overlord. |
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While Mike Donovan was engaged in his contest with Paul, his companion had quietly walked off with the shirt. |
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The contest ended in mid November, I got the affy Christmas eve, and I picked up the car February 4th or 5th. |
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The Amazonomachia, or Amazon contest, symbolized the struggle of civilization against barbarism. |
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Yesterday, I shamelessly blegged people to vote for my son in a Parents magazine cutest kid contest. |
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Mark Sherwood, the caddie for Fredrik Jacobson, led for much of the contest after hitting an 8-iron a little low on the clubface. |
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In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest. |
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The situation envisioned is the contest for a prize described in Herodotus 8.123 and cast in the form of ethopoeia. |
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These successes convinced republicans that they should contest every election. |
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When Gordon Wilson stood down as SNP leader in 1990, Salmond decided to contest the leadership. |
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This caused considerable consternation amongst the SNP left as the two main left leaders were opposing each other in the contest. |
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They also contest the Calcutta Cup with England as part of the championship. |
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England contest the Calcutta Cup with Scotland and the Millennium Trophy with Ireland as part of the Six Nations Championship. |
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Ireland contest the Millennium Trophy with England as part of the Six Nations Championship. |
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The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. |
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Prior to John XXII's election, a contest had begun for the Holy Roman Empire's crown between Louis IV of Bavaria and Frederick I of Austria. |
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Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood chose not to contest a Westminster seat, nor did former Labour MP and shadow chancellor Ed Balls. |
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The View entered the school talent contest four times but were only successful twice. |
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The winner of the contest represents Wales at the annual Pan Celtic Festival held in Ireland and is also awarded a cash prize. |
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In 1910, Thomas chose to contest Cardiff instead and was succeeded bt Sir Edgar Jones. |
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He was unsuccessful in the 1983 general election, and did not contest any further elections. |
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This means that a party who is unsatisfied with the outcome of a trial may bring an appeal to contest that outcome. |
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The Six Nations started as the Home Nations Championship in 1883, as a contest between the four component nations of the United Kingdom. |
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Their name, which continues the Crusaders branding, was selected in a fan contest. |
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The contest went the distance, with the referee declaring the match a draw, which enraged the crowd. |
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The contest caused controversy after Welsh was floored in the fourth round following what is believed to be a low shot. |
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He fought four more fights in Britain, beginning with a home contest at Aberdare against Frenchman Paul Brevieres, who was stopped in the third. |
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Undeterred he continued his preparation for the contest with Rivers on 17 March in Vernon. |
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This was followed six days later by a contest against Al Wolgast, the former champion who had avoided Welsh when he had the title to lose. |
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In 1969, she entered a local talent contest, and after coming in second place, was inspired to pursue a career in singing. |
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The Liberal Democrats have a branch in Northern Ireland but do not contest elections, but are affiliated with the Alliance Party. |
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Many Italian freestyle surfers come to Porto Pollo for training and 2007 saw the finale of the freestyle pro kids Europe 2007 contest. |
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The Swedish government felt that it was in no position to openly contest Germany, and therefore made some concessions. |
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The islets of Lefkai were the result of a musical contest between the Sirens and the Muses. |
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If it had done so, it would have seriously disabled Kearsarge's steering, possibly sinking the warship, and ending the contest. |
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The inaugural contest in June 2002 featured football stars such as Eric Cantona and Matt Le Tissier. |
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Once set, gods and men abide it, neither truly able nor willing to contest it. |
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The Civil War was a contest marked by the ferocity and frequency of battle. |
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Independent candidate contest elections on the basis of their personal appeal or to promote an ideology different from any party. |
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Marsh 'won' the contest primarily because he was better funded through a relationship with the US Geological Survey. |
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In March 1513 a contest was arranged off The Downs, west of Kent, in which she raced against nine other ships. |
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Following the incident, Turner announced that he would not contest his seat at the 2017 general election. |
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Annual photo contest has brought in some pix by amateurs which are definitely in the professional category. |
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Areas of contest include legislation with respect to regulation of the economy, taxation, and natural resources. |
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Both Athens and Philip sent embassies to win Thebes' favour, but Athens won the contest. |
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A fierce contest ensued with the Aspasioi in which Alexander was wounded in the shoulder by a dart, but eventually the Aspasioi lost. |
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These ethnic groups have been seen to contest the political, economic, and social dominance of Moors. |
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Elections have tended to be a contest between two major coalitions of parties. |
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The carnival has many activities including the crowning of the queen, surf contest, Luau party, Creativity in the Sand. |
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Every province of the region is represented by a miss that contest for the miss La Libertad title. |
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In 1987, a second flag design was chosen in a contest organized by the UEA celebrating the first centennial of the language. |
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But now there was no English fleet of any quality able to contest command of the North Sea. |
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He was defeated, but his successful competitor was unseated on petition, and at the second contest Bright was returned. |
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The Conservatives did not contest the seat, putting their support behind Kinnear, who stood against Asquith as a Liberal Unionist. |
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The Rainhill Trials were arranged as an open contest that would let them see all the locomotive candidates in action, with the choice to follow. |
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You ever have a staring contest with a fish? No eyelids. Kinda pointless, right? Like you reaching for that scattergun. |
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A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate. |
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He often thought a lot of money could be made if Tiger Woods and John Daly had a long-drive contest down the streetway. |
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Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. |
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We have an alpine horn, Bavarian dancers, a beer stein holding contest, a beer drinking contest, a lederhosen contest and a dirndl contest. |
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Now, finding myself wizardless, I'm holding a contest to see who'll take McAig's place. |
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The Banana Boat team will then hit the road to whisk contest winners away for a customized day in the sun. |
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The contest was organized by district sports department in cooperation with district weight lifting association at Body Talk Gymnasium. |
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He once entered a Whicker soundalike contest and managed to finish in third place. |
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Tanaka also told the court that he has no intention to contest the basic facts surrounding the 1970 hijacking, the first air piracy in Japan. |
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Pet owners are encouraged to join the 70's Boogy Woofy contest by sending in photos of their dogs in 70's costume. |
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In fairness, any contest that has persuaded so many of us eijits to pull an all-nighter on Saturday must be pretty decent. |
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I've always liked these placing-by-placing contest wrap-ups, so here it goes again. |
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Several local parties contest only within a specific area, a single county, borough or district. |
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Having been approved for the Candidates' list, Cameron began looking for a seat to contest for the 1997 general election. |
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The party also organises in Northern Ireland, but does not contest elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
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In the ensuing contest, Miliband supported leadership challenger Owen Smith. |
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Sir Menzies Campbell subsequently won the contest, defeating Chris Huhne and Simon Hughes, among others, in a very controversial race. |
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Mark Oaten withdrew from the contest because of revelations about visits to male prostitutes. |
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The two clubs contest the Steel City Derby, which is considered by many to be one of the most fierce football rivalries in English Football. |
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Stephenson's entry was Rocket, and its performance in winning the contest made it famous. |
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From that point on there was no contest for the throne, so the house of Wessex became the ruling house of England. |
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When Bosa of York died, however, Wilfrid did not contest the decision to appoint John of Beverley to York. |
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Similarly, in an 1815 attestation, it is used to refer to Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi, a fictional contest between two historical poets. |
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The contest is a rough one, with teams fighting to move the bottles over such obstacles as ditches, hedges, and barbed wire. |
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The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return. |
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Leave the Americans as they anciently stood, and these distinctions, born of our unhappy contest, will die along with it. |
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At the contest, Lloyd Webber accompanied her on the piano during the performance. |
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On 11 April 2006, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the American singing contest television show American Idol. |
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The winners of each continental competition contest the FIFA Club World Cup. |
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The rivalry between England and Australia gave birth to The Ashes in 1882 and this has remained Test cricket's most famous contest. |
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At any time, the referee may stop the contest if he believes that one participant cannot defend himself due to injury. |
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England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which alternate biennially. |
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Manchester United has rivalries with Arsenal, Leeds United, Liverpool, and Manchester City, against whom they contest the Manchester derby. |
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These matches were arguably the most important contest of the English season if judged by the quality of the players. |
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The outcome of the contest was not decided until the very last day of the series. |
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So the contest between the two can be doubted as a historical or traditional one. |
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The derby is also sometimes considered a contest in terms of pride between the two counties. |
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Because of weather disruption the format of the 2010 contest was altered and it was extended to a fourth day. |
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Currently the home captain decides before the contest starts whether the fourball or foursomes matches are played in the morning. |
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It had been his intention that the match would be the first Ryder Cup but it was later decided that the match would not be an official contest. |
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In a closely fought contest they boxed to a disputed draw, with both fighters retaining their respective titles. |
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Khan was stiffened by a right hook in the second before steadying the ship and resuming control of the contest. |
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Khan counter punched effectively from the outside after being surprised with Algieri's aggression majority of rounds in a fairly close contest. |
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There was significant controversy as many observers felt that referee Howard Foster stepped in to end the contest prematurely. |
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These predictions proved to be correct, as Haye knocked out Maccarinelli in the second round of the contest. |
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Referee Luis Pabon decided Chisora was unable to continue signalling the end of the contest. |
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Ten football teams contest the Faroe Islands Premier League, currently ranked 51st by UEFA's League coefficient. |
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The phenomenon Riverdance originated as an interval performance during the 1994 contest. |
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The British team won, making them the only nation to win an Olympic cricket contest and the only Olympic gold medalists in cricket. |
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Since 2000, the contest has also been broadcast over the Internet via the Eurovision website. |
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If an EBU Active Member wishes to participate they must fulfil conditions as laid down by the rules of the contest. |
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Most of the expense of the contest is covered by commercial sponsors and contributions from the other participating nations. |
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The contest is considered to be a unique opportunity for promoting the host country as a tourist destination. |
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The logo was used for the first time in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, the 60th anniversary of the contest. |
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The most notable rules which affect the format and presentation of the contest have changed over the years, and are highlighted here. |
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When asked to change the lyrics of the song, the Georgian broadcaster GPB withdrew from the 2009 contest. |
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Because the contest is a live television programme, a reasonable time limit must be imposed on the duration of the show. |
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Several relegation or qualification systems have been tried in order to limit the number of countries participating in the contest at one time. |
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In 2015, Sweden won the contest with 365 points, becoming the first country to ever reach 300 points or more twice while winning both times. |
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In 2016, Ukraine did not win either the jury vote or the televote, but won the contest with the highest combined vote. |
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In 2005, the EBU had agreed with the Danish broadcaster, DR, to produce a programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the contest. |
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The contest has been the subject of criticism regarding both its musical and political content. |
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Another study concludes that as of 2006, voting blocs have, on at least two occasions, crucially affected the outcome of the contest. |
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This would lead to a long contest during the 17th century between the forces of the monarch and parliament. |
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Thatcher had favoured Major over Heseltine in the leadership contest, but her support for him weakened in later years. |
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Their efforts kept the 5th Corps of the Iraqi army in place to defend against the Kurds rather than moving to contest the coalition force. |
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But in this contest of martyrs, it was Ignatius's passionate account of a monarchical episcopal ministry which set the pattern for the future. |
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In 1936, the Spanish Civil War was viewed by many socialists as a contest against the rise of fascism which it was vital to win. |
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Denis Healey only narrowly won the deputy leadership in a contest with Benn. |
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After Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election on 19 April 2017, Carswell announced that he would not contest the election. |
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In 1814, the contest for Lake Ontario turned into a building race. |
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Britain was challenged again by France under Napoleon, in a struggle that, unlike previous wars, represented a contest of ideologies between the two nations. |
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This led to a political contest between the more moderate Girondists and the more radical Montagnards inside the Convention, with rumour used as a weapon by both sides. |
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The whole point of the laws as drawn is to make the scrum a contest whereby the put-in side has the advantage of timing the feed and having its hooker closer to the ball. |
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The Northern Ireland Conservatives and UKIP fielded candidates, whereas Labour and the Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland. |
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Though the contest was tactically inconclusive, the Dutch fleet did not leave harbor again during the war, and their merchant fleet remained crippled. |
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The voting system used in the contest has changed over the years. |
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By the end of the contest Labour's membership had grown to more than 500,000, making it the largest political party in terms of membership in Western Europe. |
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For this reason, the expression douze points when the host or spokesperson states the top score in French is popularly associated with the contest throughout the continent. |
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The EBU informed them that such an act would breach the rules of the contest, and Lebanon was subsequently forced to withdraw from the competition. |
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The results of the leadership contest were announced on 3 September 2004, with Salmond and Sturgeon elected as Leader and Depute Leader respectively. |
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Sheffield and Hallam contest what has become known as the Sheffield derby. |
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Rather than engaging in a formal pact, the DUP agreed not to contest Fermanagh and South Tyrone, while the UUP chose not to stand in four constituencies. |
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However, in July 2012, the club moved to the new 12,000 seat New York Stadium in Rotherham, whilst United and Wednesday contest the Steel City derby. |
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Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved. |
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A TRO will be given only for a short period of time before a court can schedule a hearing at which the restrained person may appear and contest the order. |
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From 1997 to 2001, countries qualified for each contest based on the average of their points totals for their entries over the previous five years. |
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Outside government, a jury or panel of judges may make determinations in competition, such as at a wine tasting, art exhibition, talent contest, or reality game show. |
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The chronology of these religious concepts is unclear, and scholars contest which religion affected the other as well as the chronological sequence of the ancient texts. |
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In an adversarial system, judges focus on the issues of law and procedure and act as a referee in the contest between the defense and the prosecutor. |
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The station returned in 2015 for coverage of that year's contest. |
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The super fight was announced in 2009 when Braulio won his weight class and the open-weight class at the previous ADCC to set up the contest against the strikeforce star. |
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Counsel General Carwyn Jones, Health Minister Edwina Hart and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis entered a leadership contest to elect a new Labour leader in Wales. |
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Thus voters in countries with larger populations have less power as individuals to influence the result of the contest than those voting in smaller countries. |
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As far as I was concerned the choice was Alice Springs, the center of the great Outback or a box car. There was no contest. I was ready to waltz Matilda. |
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The rivalry between England and Australia gave birth to The Ashes in 1882 that has remained Test cricket's most famous contest, and takes place every two years. |
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Though she initially stated that she intended to contest the second ballot, Thatcher decided, after consulting with her Cabinet colleagues, to withdraw from the contest. |
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She supported John Major as her successor and he duly won the leadership contest, although in the years to come her approval of Major would fall away. |
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A flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. |
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In 86 he founded the Capitoline Games, a quadrennial contest comprising athletic displays, chariot racing, and competitions for oratory, music and acting. |
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Ultimately, Dundee's bid was unsuccessful, with Hull winning the contest. |
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This did little to diminish the status of the Darnley urn as the most important icon in cricket, the symbol of this old and keenly fought contest. |
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Australia won the 1977 Centenary Test which was not an Ashes contest, but then a storm broke as Kerry Packer announced his intention to form World Series Cricket. |
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To this day, the contest is one of the fiercest rivalries in sport. |
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Following Cameron's resignation on 24 June 2016, May successfully contested the Conservative leadership contest and became Prime Minister on 13 July. |
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The farm bureau, through subscriptions from members, was able to give a holstein bull calf and a trio of fowls as prizes in a contest among the winners of the six districts. |
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State law requires a name change applicant to publish notice of the potential name change, in order to alert the public in case anyone wants to contest the action. |
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In early 1928 it became clear that an annual contest was not practical and so it was decided that the second contest should be in 1929 and then every two years thereafter. |
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After this contest of arms, the baggage was held together in good order and the Carthaginian army followed the road down to the plain that begins roughly at modern Bourget. |
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The contest was a gimmick to get people to sign up for their mailing list. |
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Lindsay Whittle confirmed he would contest the Caerffili constituency. |
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All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous. |
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In an epic, thrilling fight Benn was knocked through the ropes in the first round but fought his way back into the contest which developed into a brutal war. |
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However, Tyson recovered and eventually beat Bruno when the referee stopped the contest in round five with Bruno taking heavy punishment, lying helpless on the ropes. |
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Lewis beat Bruno on a stoppage in round seven, Bruno again failing to take his title chance after leading the contest on points up until what proved the final round. |
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Four of the five judges awarded the contest to Hatton, but under the scoring rules Hatton was defeated as the fifth judge gave the match to Hatton's opponent by 16 points. |
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Former contest sites include Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Tijuca and Saquarema, but the past four years have seen the tour set up shop in Florianopolis. |
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Meanwhile, Waxflower took the group two championship even after losing 1-3 in their head-to-head with Gladiolus in their tournament-concluding contest. |
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The volume was critically acclaimed and won a contest run by the Sunday Referee, netting him new admirers from the London poetry world, including Edith Sitwell and Edwin Muir. |
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During Adele's school years, her mother made her an eye patch with sequins which she used to perform as the Hackney born star in a school talent contest. |
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Universe contest, most sources place him in the 1953 competition, either third in the Junior class or failing to place in the Tall Man classification. |
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It also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. |
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Although Marx won this contest, the transfer of the seat of the General Council from London to New York in 1872, which Marx supported, led to the decline of the International. |
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But it is believed to have been written by jazz trumpeter Wingy Manone in the late 1920s who, it is said, was paid by Miller's record company not to contest copyright. |
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But in 1052 the king and Geoffrey Martel made common cause against William at the same time as some Norman nobles began to contest William's increasing power. |
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Ultimately, though, the more prosaic goals carried the greater significance in this contest. Madrid have managed only one clean sheet on their way to winning this competition. |
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Most cars in the Junior World Rally Championship are homologated under Super 1600 rules, but Group N and selected Group A cars can also contest the series. |
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The contest of Athena and Poseidon was the subject of the reliefs on the western pediment of the Parthenon, the first sight that greeted the arriving visitor. |
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Gundobad had already left to contest the Burgundian throne in Gaul and Glycerius gave up without a fight, retiring to become bishop of Salona in Dalmatia. |
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After the first two contests were hosted by Switzerland and Germany, it was decided that henceforth the winning country would host the contest the next year. |
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