Sentence examples for back challenging from inspiring English sources

With Sunday's ruling, however, the judiciary struck back, challenging the Brotherhood's legitimacy on two fronts.

But religious citizens pushed back, challenging the state to uphold constitutional promises and moral standards.

The lottery refused and its lawyers fought back, challenging the Chaplin family's assertions of ownership.

And for more than two dozen blissful summers, I swam twice a day from Minnesota to Wisconsin and back, challenging the current of the scenic St. Croix River.

With the help of friends and family, he goes to court to win them back, challenging both the Irish state and the Roman Catholic Church.

"Nick, did you come here to blame me or get a problem solved?" Mr. Hatamian shot back, challenging Mr. Nicholas to fire him.

But they had succeeded in beating back challenges in a string of special elections earlier in the year that gave them a false sense of confidence.

Our corners and other defensive backs challenged their guys.

He handily beat back challenges from five rivals, humbling his critics and putting his reform program firmly back on track.

Mr. Jourden, 43, beat back challenges from 110 rivals from 14 countries, including Belgium, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden, but failed to surpass his own world distance record of 34 feet.

In the past, Microsoft has beaten back challenges and vanquished rivals, even when it came late to markets, as it did in the first wave of Internet technology.