1.   All this contest provided was confirmation that this team is nowhere near what it claimed to be, and fading fast.

2.   I forget now why we disliked each other, but stare contests were definitely the weapons of choice.

3.   Perhaps, sir, when this contest is over, you might consider accepting my hospitality in Lisbon?

4.   The contest is an extraordinary feat of wrestling.

5.   The contest is open to all comers.

6.   The essay contest is open to all teenagers.

7.   There was no contest between the levers.

8.   They are spreading the idea that the contest is already all but over.