strong contender

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandcontender

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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contender
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈten.dər/us
/kənˈten.dɚ/
someone who competes with other people to try to ...
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(Definition ofstrongandcontenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There used to be a prize for gobbledegook, and subsection (3)(a) would be astrongcontenderfor that prize.
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The committee was convinced that that was a substantial reason for pacing him as thestrongcontender.
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I believe that self-assessment is astrongcontenderand that some form of negative income tax is likely to be introduced.
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Solar power is not astrongcontenderand must be further researched and developed before we have much use for it in this country.
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Aslan was seen as astrongcontenderfor the best actress award at the festival.
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It has also been astrongcontenderin recent presidential elections.
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As a famous lawyer, she is also astrongcontenderin the upcoming elections.
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Coln was considered astrongcontenderand was predicted by many to win the pageant.
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Astrongcontenderfor the primary theme would be the nature of a plausible utopia.
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The team was astrongcontenderfor the win until suffering a jack failure on a pit stop.
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They are always astrongcontenderin the league.
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Outside of engineering, specialists in medicine or law would be strong contenders to use the approach.
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You are a very, verystrongcontender.
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He was seen a player with potential, having one of the fastest serves at the time, but was not considered to be astrongcontenderfor the title.
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Altogether, 13 bids for the national centre were received, many of which were strong contenders.
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They will certainly be strong contenders.
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They are leaders in the world trials market and are strong contenders in the enduro sector.
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