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"Have it your own way, Hurry; all I contend for is, that it's lucky.
– Expliquez cela comme il vous plaira, Hurry ; tout ce que je soutiens, c’est qu’il est heureux que vous ayez manqué votre coup.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Broadly, the appellants contend that it is to be given a subjective meaning and the Crown an objective one.
Essentiellement, les appelants prétendent qu'il faut lui donner un sens subjectif et le ministère public, un sens objectif.
The appellants contend that the double step internal review procedure was bureaucratic overkill, particularly because few front line decisions were changed on further internal review.
Les appelants affirment que la procédure de révision interne à deux étapes constituait un excès de bureaucratie, particulièrement en raison du fait que peu de décisions initiales étaient modifiées à la suite d'une révision interne supplémentaire.
The respondents contend that the CEA does not contemplate immediate appeals of "procedural" decisions of this sort.
Les intimés soutiennent que la LPC ne prévoit pas un droit d'appel immédiat de décisions « de procédure » de cette sorte.
Moreover, Sanofi-Aventis and Schering contend that relitigation alone is not an abuse of process.
Par ailleurs, Sanofi-Aventis et Schering soutiennent qu'une remise en cause ne constitue pas à elle seule un abus de procédure.
She would then contend that her father had done quite right to kill the gendarme, that the earth belongs to everybody, and that one has the right to fire a gun when and where one likes.
Alors elle soutenait que son père avait bien fait de tuer le gendarme, que la terre appartient à tout le monde, qu’on a le droit de tirer des coups de fusil où l’on veut et quand on veut.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The appellants contend however that the impugned statement brought Detective Richards' own credibility into question and that cross-examination was necessary to explore this further.
Les appelants soutiennent néanmoins que la déclaration contestée a jeté le doute sur la crédibilité du détective Richards lui-même et que le contre-interrogatoire de celui-ci était nécessaire pour explorer davantage cette question.
Madame de Jonquiere had been unable to contend against it any longer, and her head was now resting against the partition, her face wearing an expression of happiness amidst all her fatigue.
Mme de Jonquière n’avait pu lutter davantage, la tête contre le bois de la cloison, la face heureuse dans sa fatigue.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
If I have correctly understood their position, appellants and the Attorney General do not even contend that the Act has both health and labour relations aspects, as the Quebec Court of Appeal held.
Les appelantes et le Procureur général ne considèrent même pas, si je comprends bien leur position, que la Loi comporte à la fois des aspects de santé et des aspects de relations de travail, comme le décide la Cour d'appel du Québec.
Given this imperative of reduction of the complexity of the observed phenomenon, two statistical approaches contend.
Face à cette réduction de la complexité du phénomène observé, deux approches statistiques s’opposent.
Robert, Christian P. / The Bayesian ChoiceRobert, Christian P. / Le choix bayesien
Le choix bayesien
Robert, Christian P.
© Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2006
The Bayesian Choice
Robert, Christian P.
© 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Your next-of-kin would then have to contend with high expenditure and/or loss of income, and the tax man will demand a large slice of your capital.
Vos proches auront alors à faire face à de lourdes dépenses ou à une sérieuse perte de revenus, sans oublier que le fisc réclamera une part conséquente de votre capital...
© 2010 ING Belgium SA/NV
The respondents contend that to satisfy the Charter requirement that their s. 6 mobility rights be impaired "as minimally as possible" the Minister is obliged to seek assurances.
Les intimés font valoir que, pour satisfaire à l'obligation que fait la Charte de porter atteinte « le moins possible » à la liberté de circulation que leur garantit l'art. 6, le ministre est obligé de demander les assurances prévues.
And, at moments, he said to himself that she had perhaps taken the right path, that tears might cure her of her terror, and he shuddered at the thought of having to suffer, and contend with fright alone.
Par moments, il se disait qu'elle avait peut-être pris le bon chemin, que les larmes la guériraient de ses épouvantes, et il frissonnait à la pensée d'être seul à souffrir, à avoir peur.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
My colleagues also contend that the relevant history shows that art. 9(1) requires an "essential connection with a building" (para. 30).
Selon mes collègues, il ressort aussi de l'historique du par. 9(1) que cette disposition requiert l'existence d'un « lien essentiel avec un bâtiment » (par. 30).
Did I imagine that one day, beside my father's coffin, I should contend with my brother Charles, for whose advancement I had done so much?
Savais-je, moi, qu’un jour, sur le cercueil même de mon père, je plaiderais avec Charles de Vandenesse, avec mon frère à l’avancement de qui j’ai tant contribué!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

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contend

verb
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Pastcontended
Imperativecontend
Present Participle (Participle I)contending
Past Participle (Participle II)contended
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I contendwe contend
you contendyou contend
he/she/it contendsthey contend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am contendingwe are contending
you are contendingyou are contending
he/she/it is contendingthey are contending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have contendedwe have contended
you have contendedyou have contended
he/she/it has contendedthey have contended
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been contendingwe have been contending
you have been contendingyou have been contending
he/she/it has been contendingthey have been contending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I contendedwe contended
you contendedyou contended
he/she/it contendedthey contended
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was contendingwe were contending
you were contendingyou were contending
he/she/it was contendingthey were contending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had contendedwe had contended
you had contendedyou had contended
he/she/it had contendedthey had contended
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been contendingwe had been contending
you had been contendingyou had been contending
he/she/it had been contendingthey had been contending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will contendwe shall/will contend
you will contendyou will contend
he/she/it will contendthey will contend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be contendingwe shall/will be contending
you will be contendingyou will be contending
he/she/it will be contendingthey will be contending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have contendedwe shall/will have contended
you will have contendedyou will have contended
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Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been contendingwe shall/will have been contending
you will have been contendingyou will have been contending
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Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would contendwe should/would contend
you would contendyou would contend
he/she/it would contendthey would contend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be contendingwe should/would be contending
you would be contendingyou would be contending
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Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have contendedwe should/would have contended
you would have contendedyou would have contended
he/she/it would have contendedthey would have contended
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been contendingwe should/would have been contending
you would have been contendingyou would have been contending
he/she/it would have been contendingthey would have been contending
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am contendedwe are contended
you are contendedyou are contended
he/she/it is contendedthey are contended
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being contendedwe are being contended
you are being contendedyou are being contended
he/she/it is being contendedthey are being contended
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been contendedwe have been contended
you have been contendedyou have been contended
he/she/it has been contendedthey have been contended
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was contendedwe were contended
you were contendedyou were contended
he/she/it was contendedthey were contended
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being contendedwe were being contended
you were being contendedyou were being contended
he/she/it was being contendedthey were being contended
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been contendedwe had been contended
you had been contendedyou had been contended
he/she/it had been contendedthey had been contended
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be contendedwe shall/will be contended
you will be contendedyou will be contended
he/she/it will be contendedthey will be contended
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been contendedwe shall/will have been contended
you will have been contendedyou will have been contended
he/she/it will have been contendedthey will have been contended