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Example sentences for: contend

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Physicians had to contend with the reality that patients' agendas often were in conflict with their own.
Any state that implements online voting may also have to contend with legal issues of representation.
The HMOs contend the government doesn't contribute enough to allow them to provide adequate care.
More than 94 percent of law students reported borrowing money to attend law school, where median tuition is nearly $23,000 a year, but law students are not alone in having to contend with spiraling education costs.
In addition, the local corporations are being asked to adopt new certificates of incorporation and bylaws, which some of the groups contend vastly expand LSNY's powers.