Betekenis van:
contend
to contend
Werkwoord
- met lichamelijk geweld of met wapens tegen iem. tekeergaan
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- He had to contend against physical suffering.
- Besides those serious problems, he had to contend with all sorts of people.
- To contend in a joust, be it verbal, one must also behave in a chivalrous way.
- I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
- Specifically, they contend that Hungary's cross-border capacities are the main factor influencing trade between Hungary and other countries.
- The French authorities contend that even if the State were to object to a sale, that would not entail a guarantee.
- The investors further contend that the Commission made a mistake by applying Directive 90/684/EEC to the aid in question.
- As explained in recital 38, the Italian authorities contend that they did notify the Commission of these implementing measures as part of the appropriate measures exercise.
- The Slovak authorities contend that this evaluation of the company would allow the Commission to assess whether the aid had been limited to the strict minimum necessary.
- Nor do they contend that there was no link between the opening of the market and the preservation of staff at Tieliikelaitos.
- Furthermore, the Italian authorities contend that the Commission should distinguish between risk in the short term and risk in the longer term.
- As regards the investment plan, Greece and HSY contend that decision C 10/94 did not contain a condition concerning the implementation of an investment plan.
- Alcoa and Italy contend that the Commission is wrong in proposing to use average IPEX prices as a proxy for the market price that large industrial customers would normally pay in the regions concerned (see recital 83).
- Fourth, the French authorities contend that if EPICs enjoyed a state guarantee, any change in their legal form would necessitate measures to preserve the rights of creditors arising before the change.
- As their second argument, the Danish authorities contend that they acted in their capacity as sole shareholder when they reinvested TV2's annual profit and that the profit reflects a reasonable return on TV2's activities.