Contests

They believed it necessary to have great contests every four years.

Bhutan's national sport is archery, and contests are regularly organized in most towns.

The sentence does not win any beauty contests, in my opinion.

Historically, these verbal sparring contests have sometimes played a pivotal role in helping Americans decide who to vote for.

Tom and Mary have competed against each other in a number of cooking contests.

Pindar, the greatest lyricist of the Greeks, wrote about athletic contests; athletes were his heroes.

Martha often won beauty contests.

The quadrennial U.S. presidential contests are not determined by the national popular vote, but rather on the outcome of the voting in the 50 states, with each state's importance in the electoral college determined by its population and the number of senators and representatives it has in Congress.

Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Houston's annual Livestock Show and Rodeo, the biggest event of its kind in the world. The main attraction is the rodeo, where cowboys ride bucking horses and compete in other contests drawn from ranch life. A new event this year connects visitors with the cowboys of the Old West depicted in movies.

Phil Pfister is the only American to be named one of the World's top five Strong Men since 1990. Though he's placed well in numerous contests, including winning the American Hercules 2000, and coming in second at this year's "Beauty and the Beast" contest, he isn't getting rich off the prize money. His winnings have averaged about $15,000 a year.