Sentence examples for close challenges from inspiring English sources

That those two locales are so close challenges the stereotype about Dallas's artificiality and reveals a hidden natural world nearby.

"There were two very close challenges there [one that went against him and cost him a 4-1 lead], maybe could make a difference or not, but I thought he played well.

It is easy to forget that in 2009 he ran a close challenge to the seemingly invincible Michael Bloomberg despite being outspent 14 to 1. His positions generally fall in the middle of a decidedly liberal Democratic pack.

While David Miliband is expected to win the first round, there are predictions that once other candidates are eliminated and their second and third preferences counted, he will face a close challenge from his brother.

What had been speculated to be a close challenge ended up being no challenge at all – Evans took the race lead by over a minute and a half.

Miliband applied for selection to be the Labour candidate in the safe Labour seat and won, beating off a close challenge from Michael Dugher, then a special adviser to Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.

The club's transformation began in 2002-3 when local businessman Andy Piley invested heavily, sparking an era of success which saw a new £1m stadium and progress through the non-league pyramid, which culminated with entry into The Football League clinched when closest challenges Wrexham failed to win at the weekend.

Expect Arsenal and Manchester United to provide a stronger, closer challenge this season but they lack the champions' defensive quality.

The closest challenge came from Margie Goldstein-Engle of Wellington, Fla. Goldstein-Engle, ofe of 12 finalists for the United States Equestrian Team's Olympic show jumping squad, finished without penalty in 55.648 seconds on Hidden Creek's Limerick.

In the first 25 years after Hershiser recorded his streak, the closest challenge came from Brandon Webb of the 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks, who pitched 42 consecutive scoreless innings.

But as the eight-month conflict has drawn to a close, the challenges facing the new Libya have come into sharp relief.