Sentence examples for declared a challenge from inspiring English sources

He locked his watery blue eyes on mine and declared, a challenge in the ring, "I'm a real cunt-licker".

In 1988 a New Zealand team, exploiting a loophole in the America's Cup rules, declared a challenge with a 90-foot boat that dwarfed those in the Cup's traditional 12-meter class.

But the remarks backfired as the reaction from the conference floor showed that discontent lingers over the manner of Abbott's departure after Turnbull publicly declared a challenge, triggering a leadership spill and the sitting prime minister's demise.

Long-simmering leadership tensions exploded on Monday when Turnbull declared a challenge, arguing Abbott had shown himself unable to make the case for policy change or turn around the Coalition's political fortunes.

"Quite often, from the time I'm buzzed to the time I've talked to the sidelines," Corrente said, "TV has shown a few replays and the guys in the booth may have said, 'Uh, oh, he really did step out of bounds,' and the coach is barking into his headset, 'Why did you have me challenge?' " The N.F.L.'s instant replay system begins when a coach buzzes a referee or throws a flag to declare a challenge.

And while some are worried that the law sets up a test case that might become a referendum on the supreme court's Roe v Wade president, Ohio's arm of the American Civil Liberties Union says it's ready to declare a legal challenge if the bill becomes law.

Italian politicians have declared a truce and have not challenged the national leadership over its decision to send troops to Iraq, despite the Italian public's overwhelming opposition to the war there.

CAIRO (Reuters) — Nasr Abu Zayd, an Egyptian scholar who was declared an apostate for challenging mainstream Muslim views on the Koran, died here on Monday.

Sweden's Pia Sundhage stirred controversy with comments ahead of the group-stage clash against USA, the team she used to coach, declaring Lloyd a challenge to manage.

But Western officials say it could take longer to declare a winner, anticipating challenges from around the country's 34 provinces, where votes will also be cast for provincial councils.

A slogan on the site declared, "We will challenge injustice, we will challenge oppression, we will challenge fear, and we will be freed".