Sentence examples for down on challenges from inspiring English sources

Masked intelligence agents have arrested a key aide of Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, in an apparent sign that the embattled president, Nicolás Maduro, may be cracking down on challenges to his rule.

"The referee should come down on challenges like that - he needed to stop play, but apparently he was trying to play an advantage, which we didn't get.

The number of cults has increased in recent years as the Chinese government has sought to crack down on challenges to social order and governance.

In Florida, she could slow down and take on challenges.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Suharto Again Backs Down On Challenge To the I.M.F.

It was as a result of being turned down on his challenge for dismissal".

Strong rhetorical stuff, and not a line Farage was willing to back down on when challenged by John Humphrys on the Today Programme the next day.

You can see it in his decision to have New Jersey accept the Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid, and his backing down on a challenge to marriage equality.

He will need as few impediments as possible once Mr Kohl starts bearing down on him, challenging his reliability and sincerity.In any event, do not write off Mr Kohl as a campaigner, however far behind the pollsters put him today.

This was the second court decision to come down on Monday challenging Trump's ban.