unequal contest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunequalandcontest
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unequal
adjective
uk/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/us/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/
formal
different in size, level, ...
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contest
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.test/us/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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(Definition ofunequalandcontestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To set up a recent sociological theory against the strength of such an inert mass is truly to set up anunequalcontest.
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This poor sociological theory has no chance against the inert mass of archaeological assumption and constraining disciplinary structures; it is 'to set up anunequalcontest' (p. 124).
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It removed a veryunequalcontestbetween an injured workman and an often wealthy employer.
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Inevitably, it will be anunequalcontest.
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Educational politics are not helped by the sort ofunequalcontestwith which this debate started.
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Fair play is said to be a jewel, but where is the fair play in such anunequalcontest?
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It was a veryunequalcontest.
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It was anunequalcontest.
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It is, of course, anunequalcontest.
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Outnumbered, he drew his saber and began anunequalcontest.
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