Sentence examples for challenged for the first from inspiring English sources

Russian leadership in the world Communist movement was thus challenged for the first time.

In the Reagan Administration, this view has been challenged for the first time since the mid-1950s.

But after Sunday, the authority of the baba is being challenged for the first time in decades.

Challenged for the first time by the commercial, naval, and colonial might of many other industrializing nations, the British reconsidered the wisdom of splendid isolation.

Clemens will be challenged for the first time on the allegations of steroid use: he would not speak to George J. Mitchell's investigators and issued a video denial on the Internet.

But in a secret ruling in March, a judge on a special court empowered to review the government's electronic snooping challenged for the first time the government's ability to collect data from such wires even when they came from foreign terrorist targets.

At the lead of the men's race, Ethiopia's Jemal Yimer, the defending champion, was challenged for the second consecutive year.

My first headship was challenging for the first two years.

Keep the class especially challenging for the first few weeks: Usually you will find a group of students will enroll for a class for no good reason.

"We want to see a female good enough to challenge for the second week of majors," the American says.

The Londoner first challenged for the world title against David Haye in 2010 but suffered a third-round defeat.