Sentence examples for contest the position from inspiring English sources

Eight women have nominated to contest the position.

It is understood that if Albanese decides to stand Shorten will not contest the position.

The party chairman, John Browne, has said nominations are open for any Fianna Fáil deputy to contest the position.

The shadow treasurer, Michael O'Brien, and the shadow attorney general, John Pesutto, have both said they will contest the position.

Leftwing senator Gavin Marshall will not contest the position of Senate deputy president in the new parliament after an intervention by the Labor leader Bill Shorten.

A presidential election is not scheduled until 1993, and Mr. Walesa can contest the position sooner only if General Jaruzelski, who became head of state under the former Communist leadership,, voluntarily steps aside and if Parliament approves.

The 6ft 6in stopper made almost 190 appearances for Peterborough and will contest the goalkeeping position with David Marshall, another ex-Canary.

He said his group would study the autopsy findings when they became available, and contest the prosecutor's position if the results were ambiguous.

The document was also drafted to give bishops uniform guidelines on an increasingly contentious matter, as a growing number of Catholics contest the church's position that only men can be ordained as priests.

Absent evidence of resulting bias, or evidence that the actual decision is made before the hearing, allowing respondent to contest the staff's position at the hearing satisfies the requirement that the opportunity to be heard "must be granted at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner". Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545, 552, 85 S.Ct.

"This morning, the leader asked me not to contest this position in the interests of the party.