Example sentences of "have to contend with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a striking testimony to the unstinting efforts of everyone involved , primarily the players and management who have had to contend with criticism that too often was both vindictive and personalised . |
| 2 | It 's a striking testimony to the unstinting efforts of everyone involved , primarily the players and management who have had to contend with criticism that too often was both vindictive and personalised . |
| 3 | Proportionally , quite a lot of black teenagers become pregnant too , and they may well have to contend with racism and discrimination in many areas of their lives . |
| 4 | The feat was marked by a drain bursting under the pitch soon after play began and flooding one of the run-ups ; inevitably , the umpire concerned was ‘ Dickie ’ Bird , famed for his wariness about the weather , and now having to contend with water coming from below as well as above . |
| 5 | The 39-year-old Scot , despite having to contend with hay fever and a heavy cold , kept Ian Woosnam , Paul Broadhurst and Johan Rystrom at bay to move up to sixth place in the Ryder Cup points list . |
| 6 | None of them seemed to include the tube in their itineraries , but there was some useful advice on how to secure the best berths on a Nile river cruiser and an interesting complaint about the lack of leg room on Concorde which assured him that the R and the F of this world had to contend with life 's little niggles just like everybody else . |
| 7 | Apart from the pouring rain , we had to contend with mist — luckily we were on a clear path . |
| 8 | But from flat calm conditions on the first day , the novice sailors had to contend with Force 7 gales as the course progressed . |
| 9 | Losers too are local residents , who have to contend with traffic , noise and litter and all the other types of disturbance . |