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    Contend \Con*tend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum;
    con- + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.]
    1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie;
    to quarrel; to fight.

    For never two such kingdoms did contend
    Without much fall of blood. --Shak.

    The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites,
    neither contend with them in battle. --Deut. ii. 9.

    In ambitious strength I did
    Contend against thy valor. --Shak.

    2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain
    possession of, or to defend.

    You sit above, and see vain men below
    Contend for what you only can bestow. --Dryden.

    3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute;
    to argue.

    The question which our author would contend for.
    --Locke.

    Many things he fiercely contended about were
    trivial. --Dr. H. More.

    Syn: To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose;
    emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.

    1. "I think this industry is deplorable in marketing innovativeness," he said, contending that sameness is turning the business into one selling commodities.
    2. The suit was filed soon after, contending Lilco failed to disclose the potential liability of an adverse commission ruling to investors who had bought Lilco shares and bonds since 1978.
    3. Sikh extremists have been waging a guerrilla war since 1982 for more autonomy or an independent homeland for Sikhs in Punjab, contending their minority sect is discriminated against by India's majority Hindus.
    4. President Reagan, contending the American people have "had it" with drug users and pushers, today exhorted the Senate to approve tough, House-passed anti-drug legislation before adjourning next week.
    5. A lawyers' association has asked Colorado Insurance Commissioner John Kezer to put a stop to an Aetna Life & Casulty advertising campaign on lawsuit abuse, contending that it misleads the public.
    6. Tony Ng sought reversal of his convictions, contending that his Canadian confession was wrongly admitted at trial.
    7. Butz had the last word in a postscript, contending that the comments "largely reinforce the main thesis" of what he had written.
    8. "It would have set a very serious precedent," Scott said, contending that private owners would have made similar requests if the forest service had prevailed.
    9. But in the interim, Mrs. Lingle filed a circuit court lawsuit contending the dismissal violated Illinois law and seeking additional compensation.
    10. But late last month, the San Bernardino County Supervisors sued, contending the study failed to account for unfunded pension liabilities that would mean the new, smaller San Bernardino County would be owed as much as $33.6 million by Mojave County.
    11. Congress wiped out several such special-interest benefits when it revised the tax law two years ago, contending that the tax system should not be used to provide subsidies when federal appropriations could do the job better.
    12. Rite Aid denies any wrongdoing, contending that the payment was a legitimate buy-out of a consulting contract.
    13. The principal parties contending in the municipal races are the United Left, a Marxist-led coalition; and the Democratic Front, a center-right coalition led by novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, who is favored to win the presidential race.
    14. The American Civil Liberties Union joined the lawsuit, contending that the chief justice is interfering in the moviemakers' First Amendment right of free expression.
    15. Some cattle raisers have sought a ban on cattle-futures trading, contending that cash cattle prices are unduly depressed by that exchange's activity.
    16. Some department officials have argued against hiring the blind, contending that most foreign countries lack the facilities available in this country for helping the blind.
    17. Miller had repeatedly pleaded to have the criminal trial heard first, contending that widely publicized Senate proceedings would prejudice potential jurors.
    18. Brown at first punished the five, stripping them of most legislative duties and banishing them to smaller Capitol offices. More recently, he has ignored or downplayed the defeats, contending it never was his intent to dictate policy.
    19. Of all the contending Democrats, Dukakis emerged in Sawyer's view as the most electable in November.
    20. The Hamburg-based Bild newspaper, in contending a coup was in the works, said a general strike could be used as the pretext for an armed takeover.
    21. The SEC sued the firm and Mr. Belzberg, contending that they wouldn't have profited as much if they had properly disclosed the stake.
    22. The creditors' committee had opposed the loan, contending that Federated does not need the money and had pledged the creditors' only collateral _ its inventory _ to get the loan.
    23. Campeau also had filed an amended suit contending Delaware's new anti-takeover statute represented an unconstitutional interference with interstate commerce and infringed on the federal government's authority to regulate takeovers.
    24. Mitchell gave little support to the GOP call for a special session, contending that such a step would be justified only if the president decides to go to war.
    25. Quayle gave the same stump speech in both places, contending that space exploration furthers scientific understanding, provides jobs, leads to new technology and inspires young people to seek careers in science or engineering.
    26. Mr. Dingell had backed Frederick Wolf, currently assistant controller general at the General Accounting Office, for the job, contending that he was more of an activist than the other candidates.
    27. A beleaguered NASA has spent the summer also contending with Hubble's defective mirror and communications problems with the Venus-orbiting Magellan spacecraft.
    28. The Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party also has urged postponement, contending that early elections will give candidates of the interim government an unfair advantage.
    29. "The environment will not know" where reductions come from, "but our ratepayers will know," Sharp said, contending that some utility rates could rise by 20 percent in the nine states.
    30. New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has been leading the fight against Shoreham, contending that the plant's evacuation procedures would be inadequate during an accident.
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