Indeed, in other progress on the Kantar Worldpanel tables — and perhaps more of the issue than beating a challenged RIM for companies like Microsoft and Nokia — is that the strong simply appear to be getting stronger in Europe.
Case in point: while writing this review alone, I got distracted four five times to try and beat a time challenge.
Myhill's punch under pressure from a Yohan Cabaye corner carried height rather than distance, the ball dropping inside the six-yard area for Yoan Gouffran to beat a weak aerial challenge from Youssouf Mulumbu to comfortably head home, the Frenchman on the scoresheet for a second consecutive home game.
Senator Carl L. Marcellino paid $1.2 million to beat back a challenge by Lawrence Silverman, who spent $85,000.
The South African beat off a challenge from another golfer who with this result has also resurrected a career.
Mr. Bloomberg, a political independent, spent more than $109 million on his 2009 campaign to beat back a challenge by the Democratic nominee, William C. Thompson Jr., a former city comptroller.
Tom Watson was elected deputy leader in a tougher contest that saw him beat off a challenge from Stella Creasy and Caroline Flint.
A8 Trimble Wins Ulster Battle David Trimble beat back a challenge to his leadership of the Ulster Unionists, appearing to give the Northern Ireland Assembly its first chance to function continually.
He has openly mused about running for Congress this year against Representative Charles B. Rangel, the longstanding dean of New York delegation, who beat back a challenge by Mr. Powell in 1994.
In the Utica area in central New York, Richard Hanna, a wealthy mall developer, defeated Representative Michael Arcuri, a two-term Democrat who narrowly beat back a challenge from Mr. Hanna just two years ago.
