William Jennings Bryan

This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.

American Lawyer

Tyson Fury

Sometimes emotions can win fights. Sometimes letting your feelings out in a fight can win you the fight. When it means the world to you, it's not just a sports contest - a boxing match for money or belts.

American Athlete

Johann Lamont

My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.

Scottish Politician

Virginia Postrel

The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being.

American Writer

Wayne Rogers

There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.

American Actor

Nathaniel Hawthorne

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

American Novelist

Florence Pugh

Throughout my life, I've been that annoying kid on every stage at school, in every talent contest.

English Actress

Joey Chestnut

The most important thing in any contest is finding your rhythm and making your body work for you.

American Celebrity

Neymar

I do not like to put one title above the other. Every competition I contest and win is important.

Brazilian Athlete

Bobby Riggs

All my life, everything has been a contest.

Identify if 'contest' refers to a sports match, political race, or intellectual competition.

Context Matters

'Contest' often labels competitions in music, arts, and cooking, not just athletics or academics.

Cultural Events

Learn common word pairs; 'enter a contest' means to participate, while 'win a contest' means to succeed.

Collocation Importance

When someone says they will 'contest,' it suggests they are ready to challenge others or defend their skills.

Personal Challenge

'To contest' shows active involvement in competition, highlighting the action rather than the event itself.

Active Participation

Use 'contest' to express an eagerness to face opponents or situations with the hope to succeed.

Anticipation and Hope

The word 'contest' in a legal setting means to formally disagree with a decision or claim.

Legal Context

Using 'contest' can convey a strong, assertive position when arguing or disagreeing.

Assertive Tone

'Contest' is used when questioning the fairness or correctness of a judgment or conclusion.

Judgment Questioning

 era thing because if we had no problem with it we just do it here so we hit it away because we knew it was uncomfortable because we know what our values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we

What game theory teaches...

 and give the youngsters under my supervision, be it in athletics or the English classroom, something to which to aspire, other than just a higher mark in the classroom, or more points in some athletic contest. I thought about that for quite a spell, and I wanted to come up with my own definition. I thought that might help.

The difference between...

 especially on first impressions. There's a personality trait that throws us off. It's called agreeableness, one the major dimensions of personality across cultures. Agreeable people are warm and friendly, they're nice, they're polite. You find a lot of them in Canada -- Where there was actually a national contest

Are you a giver or a...

 and it's where we get the word harmony. Music was used as a form of medicine to treat illnesses and physical complaints, as a vital accompaniment to sporting contests, and as a means to keep workers in time as they toiled away on monotonous or menial tasks. One of the most important applications

Music and creativity in...

 so that they could learn to deal with different temperatures. Spartan boys were encouraged to steal in order to survive, but if they were caught, they would be disciplined, not because they stole, but because they were caught in the act. During the annual contest of endurance

This is Sparta: Fierce...

 putting them to the test in our first battle of the ages contest all right you guys I'm gonna play a series of sounds and if you can hear the sound I want you all to raise your hands up your right hand you're gonna keep it there all right for those of you watching at home

Take the High-Frequency...

 He returned home a gifted surgeon with a passion for anatomy and a penchant for showmanship. He gleefully entered public anatomy contests, eager to show up his fellow physicians. In one demonstration, he caused a pig to lose its voice by tying off one of its nerves.

Ancient Rome’s most...

 people passionate about this idea of a trained, disciplined, cultivated memory, is at this totally singular memory contest. It's actually not that singular, there are contests held all over the world. And I was fascinated, I wanted to know how do these guys do it.

Feats of memory anyone...

 i think that so far my voice has probably been more landscape and wildlife photography a sunset or a sunrise vibrant colors that's probably what a nina photograph looks like in this contest i want to really challenge myself try to

Taking Landscape Photos...

 This savage bite to the head brings the contest to an end.