Sentence examples for a clear bid from inspiring English sources

Republicans won't even share the text until it's scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)—a clear bid to bypass public debate for what promises to be a very controversial and probably unpopular bill.

This looked like a clear bid by China for the leadership of Asia.

Pzszcola, North, had a clear bid of six spades, and Rosenberg, East, gambled with seven diamonds.

This was a clear bid to keep the Nationalist Action Party MHPP) below the 10% threshold needed to win seats.

The assertion that Mr. Obama is "just too extreme for North Carolina" is a clear bid to stir bigotry in a Southern state.

In a clear bid for the Cuban-American vote, Jeb Bush told the rally that "the future of liberty in this hemisphere" is at stake in the election.

"There was a trend of development-related evictions and removals prior to the Olympic bid, but there was a clear spike after the bid - a doubling of the rate at which evictions were carried out".

Oslo was a clear frontrunner, but its bid was derailed when conservatives and progressives joined forces to say no.

Janet de Botton (North) made a responsive double, showing values but with no clear-cut bid available.

"We bid with a clear view of what the rights are worth to us.

Mr. Paterson ultimately abandoned his bid, leaving a clear path for Mr. Cuomo to win the Democratic nomination and, ultimately, the election.