• "It's been a source of real contention for some time, " said BBC Radio 5 Live cricket reporter Alison Mitchell.

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  • At the same time, my contention is I feel the underlaying problem that faces us is not being addressed.

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  • Promising Scarlets centre Davies did score another for Wales before the interval but Italy's winger Andrea Bacchetti dragged the visitors back into contention just after half-time following Simone Favaro's fine break.

    BBC: Wales U20 29-10 Italy U20

  • The Dragons were in danger of suffering a thumping defeat, yet their response stirred the Rodney Parade faithful and they trooped off at half-time firmly back in contention.

    BBC: Dragons 13-26 Toulouse

  • Substitute Rafael volleyed United back into contention with a minute of normal time left - but Arsenal survived six extra minutes and an outbreak of mass anxiety at the Emirates to clinch the three points.

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  • "Every time you put yourself in contention you are pleased, " he added.

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  • Furthermore, even if the Soviets had transferred the SS-23s to East Germany before the INF Treaty was signed -- a contention unsupported by any public evidence at this time -- the existence, declaration, and elimination of all such weapons would have been directly relevant to the negotiation of that accord.

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  • Croix, knows she may not be in the medal stakes this time around but expects to be in contention for the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

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  • The game had a scrappy nature to it as South Africa's forwards kept plugging away and although Smit was driven over from a 35th minute line-out, Montgomery's third successive miss meant Fiji were still in contention, trailing 13-3 at half-time.

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  • The visitors managed to drag themselves back into contention, however, earning two penalties before half-time and one soon after the restart that Parks kicked comfortably to make it 13-9.

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  • He lost the next three holes as his veteran two-time major-winning opponent stormed back into contention, but then won at 32 and 33 before the Argentine birdied from the rough at 18 to force the playoff.

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  • Both courts rejected Ms Tilly's contention that, as nobody was working on the land at the time the GM crops were pulled up, there could be no offence of aggravated trespass.

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  • Mr Berlusconi brushed aside widespread criticism of his handling of the talks, arguing that they had not been a complete waste of time because agreement had been reached on most points of contention.

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  • That brought Laxman to join Sachin Tendulkar at the crease and for a time the veteran duo looked to be steering India back into contention.

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  • Sadly it is impossible to prove whether her contention is correct: as I've mentioned before, depending on the time of day, investors and creditors seem by turns more frightened by the Scylla of unsustainable debt and then petrified by the Charybdis of possible recession.

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  • Parks' three penalties and drop-goal had kept the Scots in contention at the break and his fourth penalty gave the tourists the lead for the first time.

    BBC: Argentina 16-24 Scotland

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