1.   The contest took place in Berlin.

2.   The talent contest had taken place in a Marquee.

3.   Two head-to-head contests take place between three of the four Darlington election candidates this week.

4.   But the contest is taking on sharp political tones as it tightens in the closing weeks.

5.   Day said he would prefer that the leadership contest take place soon.

6.   In the House, some of the same points divide Democrats and Republicans, but a slightly different contest is taking shape.

7.   McCain, campaigning and raising money in New York City, said he wanted a truce because he was so dismayed by the negative turn the contest had taken.

8.   Q. How long will the contest take?

9.   The contest will take place at NHL headquarters in New York.

10.   The contest has taken on new prominence as Washington has become increasingly interested in global warming and in whether fuel-efficiency rules should be raised.