Sentence examples for challenger against from inspiring English sources

At one point, he threatened to support a primary challenger against Mark Sanford, the South Carolina congressman.

(That would make ESPN the Fox News in this scenario, intent on hyping up the chances of the challenger against the objective information).

The candidate, Yasir Arman, was believed by analysts to have been the top challenger against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in Sudan's first multiparty election in 24 years.

As Mr. Traficant's legal problems mounted in recent years, he became increasingly estranged from his own party, which backed a primary challenger against him.

'But when the bell rung, I didn't even know his name.' In round nine, Holmes stunned Ali with an uppercut that draped the challenger against the ropes.

Mrs. Cleary was not surprised to hear him and other black parents siding on vouchers with a white Republican challenger against a black Democratic incumbent.

It is first and foremost a performance, a well-choreographed dance, between two athletic entertainers versed in the ritual moves and counter-moves that fit within various well-established frameworks: good guy versus bad guy, David versus Goliath, champion against challenger, brawler against technician, savage against blue-blood, and so forth.

Both races pit active Democratic challengers against veteran Republican incumbents.

A group of Chicago area pastors vowed to line up primary challengers against some Chicago area lawmakers who voted yes.

The group, founded by former Senator Jim DeMint, promised to run primary challengers against those who don't vote to destroy the law.

He said his prediction was based on the average upward bounce in the polls for challengers against incumbents over the last three decades at this stage in the race.