Word: contends
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...experts said close margins give no single candidate a superior lead going into New Hampshire. The three in the Granite State must also contend with the upstart and well-financed candidacy of millionaire publisher Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes...
Part of the problem is that SNL now has to contend with serious network competition each week in the form of Mad TV, Fox's one-hour sketch comedy show based on the hit-or-miss satire of Mad magazine. Though there has rarely been a show that sounded less auspicious on paper, Mad TV has turned out to be a formidable opponent. It has yet to beat SNL in ratings, but it is gaining an edge among twenty-and thirtysomething males, a group perennially coveted by advertisers. It has also developed a following among teenagers who can be readily...
...team also had to contend with facing Dartmouth only days after matches against its top Ivy opponents, Penn and Princeton...
Olestra, the fake fat that took Procter & Gamble 25 years and $200 million to develop, finally won FDA approval. Critics still contend that the zero-calorie, zero-cholesterol fat impostor, which passes through the body without being digested, causes unwanted side effects--among them diarrhea, cramps and, in rare cases, anal leakage. It can also rob the body of nutrients. Olestra products will carry a warning label...
...other, we contend that Harvard's mission includes incorporating student input and recognizing a responsibility to communities around Harvard as an institution. Even laying this aside, we furthermore argue that the College should have the dignity to carry forth its mission of veritas and not lie to its students and employees. The history of bureaucratic bungling of Core reform, calendar reform, House advising systems, and House randomization all illustrate this larger pattern of administrative deception. This history insults our intelligence...