Coach Mike Woodson wanted veterans, insisting teams need them to contend for titles.
The moves signal the Big Ten's intention to contend for national championships in a sport long dominated by Eastern schools.
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He has helped the club make it to international tournaments and contend for trophies which brings worldwide attention and advertising revenues.
Congressmen will have to contend for the first time with good-governance groups, and with their political enemies, trawling through their investments.
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Let's face it: The Mets almost certainly won't contend for the postseason this year, and none of the available free agents would have changed that.
The best 24 teams would contend for the World Series--and try to stave off demotion--while the bottom 24 would play for promotion to the top league.
Talackova was one of the 65 finalists selected to contend for the title of Miss Universe Canada and the honor of representing her country in the Miss Universe competition.
His long-range goal, he said, is to contend for an Olympic berth in 2016, so he's looking forward to learning from and competing against the likes of Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall.
But for a lot of schools that are too small or academic to contend for the big matchups that come after New Year's, this bit of gridiron is the only post-season play to shoot for.
The All-Star center fielder hit .327 with 31 homers and 96 RBIs last year, helping Pittsburgh contend for much of the summer before another late fade sent the Pirates to their 20th straight losing season.
At the top rung Kamath has groomed lieutenants such as Chatterjee and joint managing director and CFO Chanda Kochhar to contend for leadership of the bank if Kamath retires when his contract expires in 2009.
It also suggests investors look for companies that have had to contend with falling prices for years and have still managed to generate robust earnings-per-share growth.
But the story's visceral appeal presents a problem for those who contend that the novel's poetic language and resonant imagery are merely cloaking devices for what amounts to a thin, lurid storyline that would barely pass muster in a bottom-feeding pulp magazine.
Film producers here have to contend with separate unions for drivers, directors, actors, musicians, writers and stagehands.
Jones' lawyers may contend this week, for the first time, that such behavior amounts to assault.
"I am aware that the claimants contend that the rationale for A19 was solely or overwhelmingly a matter of finance, " Mr Sawyer said in his statement.
They contend that, but for significant infusions of foreign funding - "some 60 percent of CAIR's total budget, " the organization would not be able to stay in business.
But lawyers for Hamdan contend that the law was prospective, and was never intended to cover the Hamdan case and others in the pipeline that test the very structure of the proceedings at Guantanamo.
They also contend it's unfair for the government to tax wealth that generally was taxed when it was earned.
Sony's Daily Edition e-reader will also have to contend with newer rivals vying for a piece of this fast growing segment.
The attorneys for the defendants contend that Blackwater's employees in Iraq are exempt from the provisions of MEJA because the company has a contract in Iraq with the State Department, not the Defense Department.
And more than a few investment managers contend that low turnover is good for returns.
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Citing the Republican Congress under George W. Bush, some libertarians contend that divided government is best for liberty.
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"The revision for which the claimants contend would be a very significant change from his written evidence, " she said.
Some contend this is an innocent payment for the cost of a wedding dress and the elaborate wedding feasts Roma favor.
They argue that contrary to what the shorts contend, GameStop has taken steps for it to snap back and climb to much higher levels.
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This would have been a difficult situation for the US to contend with no matter who replaced George W. Bush in the Oval Office.
A. Dickey was traded to Toronto in December, bringing back a group of prospects but making it all the more difficult for the Mets to contend this year.
Jackson lawyers contend that AEG Live is liable for Jackson's death because the company negligently hired, retained or supervised Dr. Murray -- who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.
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