Sentence examples for established opponents from inspiring English sources

Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor making his first bid for national office, raised substantially more money this quarter than all his more established opponents in the Democratic presidential contest, according to figures released today.

Exempt from that rule is Super Rugby's newest franchise, the Melbourne Rebels, which is allowed as many as 10 foreign players in order to ensure it can be competitive against its more established opponents in its debut season.

The larger, established opponents of abortion including the National Right to Life, Americans United for Life and the Roman Catholic Church have not supported fetal heartbeat proposals, saying that until the court's composition changes, they could be counterproductive.

Like Trump, Luther was a virtuoso of insult who took full advantage of new communications technologies (in this case, the printing press) to popularize his message and cut his more established opponents down to size.

Scrapping the target will be welcomed by opponents of Britain's overseas and humanitarian assistance, whether they are established opponents in some media outlets, or, bizarrely, one of the biggest bashers of aid – the international development secretary, Priti Patel.

A6 NATIONAL A14-19 BiGainsns in Financing For Presidential Bid Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor making his first bid for national office, raised substantially more money this quarter than all his more established opponents in the Democratic presidential contest, according to figures released.

However, it took the 18-year-old from Southampton only 55 minutes to beat her more established opponent and set up a last-eight meeting with the American No5 seed Kayla Day.

As Bush looks to topple Lacy Clay, who has served in the House of Representatives for 17 years, she says one of the most important things Ocasio-Cortez has done is prove it's possible for a progressive newcomer to beat an established opponent.

Lula lost again in 1994 and 1998, against a far more established opponent in Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

But, despite the loss, the St Helens boxer enhanced his reputation after giving his more established opponent, who has 51 wins from 55 fights, a tough contest.

But while such a campaign would have been eaten up by many established Obama opponents already bloated with hostility toward him, it would have nauseated most swing voters, who are poised to decide the presidential contest of 2012.