Gore did not acknowledge that the primary was a real contest.

The real contest for governor took place during this party's primaries.

It's great entertainment, but one should not mistake it for a real contest.

That put the competition on something like a level field when the real contests started.

In virtually all elections, the Democratic primary is the real contest.

The real contest was in the race for vice president.

Exercise it was, for there could be no real contest when the same player played both sides.

"So if there's no real contest for president, governor or mayor, they stay home."

This meant that the city's Democratic primary was the real contest for mayor.

Are you ready to take off the gloves and get into a real presidential contest?