Sentence examples for challenging odds from inspiring English sources

LUCIE, Fla .— Travis Blackley is fighting for his baseball career, trying to overcome challenging odds to earn a spot on the Mets' roster.

At the time, his candidacy was seen as a long shot, a historical point that Mr. Axelrod and Mr. Plouffe reminded the crowd of as they argued that this year's crop of Democratic candidates can overcome their own challenging odds, too, and keep control of the House and Senate.

Rapid change in these systems – at both the infrastructure and application layers – have meant that IT staffers have been racing to try to keep their systems secure against challenging odds.

Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to face challenging odds.

Democrats still face challenging odds in southeastern Wisconsin's 1st District, which encompasses the cities of Kenosha and Racine, along with more rural areas and Ryan's hometown of Janesville.

Participants with a higher log (base 10) net worth were more likely to spread the Ice Bucket challenge (odds ratio 1.63, 95% confidence interval 1.06 to 2.50), adjusted for age and sex.

VOLVO Station wagons barely make a blip on America's radar or its sales charts, but the Volvo V60 R-Design bravely challenges the odds.

To watch them work during a polio campaign is to understand what it means to challenge enormous odds – and beat them".

Predictions that Team GB might challenge the odds-on favourites Australia in the "battle for fourth" in Beijing seem that little bit less likely to be fulfilled after former world champion Craig Fallon was defeated by the Austrian Ludwig Paischer in the second round of the men's judo 60kg competition.

The wider picture here is one of evening the odds and challenging the reversal of social progress that current policy and rhetoric represents.

The five friends are trying to make the most of their lives against odds so challenging that their honest striving is a guarantee of nothing.