Sentence examples for experienced contenders from inspiring English sources

His $400 million fortune made him instantly credible as a Senate candidate though he had never run in so much as a school board election, and drove more experienced contenders to quit the field.

We did not consider him as a captain: there were more experienced contenders then and playing hooker you have enough on your plate in terms of responsibilities.

As the case of Mr. Pace and other experienced contenders who are entering races in districts in Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin and elsewhere shows, the victory in New York can help prospective candidates make their run-or-not decision while opening the wallets of contributors uncertain about giving if there was no hope of party gain.

The other main contenders experienced varying fortunes: Norman shot a 77, but that paled into insignificance in comparison to Woosnam's debut Masters round of 81.

Schoolgirls Bethany Firth and Sally Brown have far less experience but the medals and reputations they have earned in their short careers make them live contenders.

And though the Republican primary drew four reasonably experienced but little-known contenders, the Democratic contest between Mr. Florio, the former governor, and Mr. Corzine, who spent tens of millions to gain name recognition, gave rise to a rarity in state politics -- a match between two household names.

So as Senator Barack Obama of Illinois argued that he was running to change the ways of Washington and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York responded that she was steeped in political experience, the contenders who have been toiling for months here with far less fanfare reminded the voters not to forget the alternatives.

Other potential contenders include older, experienced politicians such as Steven Joyce or Judith Collins.

DALLAS – While many of the athletes at the Team U.S.A. media event here expressed their enthusiasm about being Olympic contenders, few have experienced as strange of a path to the Olympic trials as the defending 400-meter champion, LaShawn Merritt.

O'Connor rounded on the England selectors after Toby Flood, the World Cup midfielder and most experienced Test hand among the contenders for the playmaking role, was declared surplus to requirements after training on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Rangers say experienced utility player McCulloch "is a likely contender to be named club captain by manager Ally McCoist".