Sentence examples for face strenuous from inspiring English sources

Even with wealthy financiers behind them, many insurgent candidates face strenuous battles heading into Tuesday.

Executives at Quick Test 5 said they were surprised to face strenuous opposition from antismoking groups and questioned the groups' motives.

They face strenuous opposition from small shareholders, who have banded together in a group called National Association to Keep Hynix Afloat and have sued top government and bank officials, accusing them of conspiring to drive down Hynix's share price during negotiations with Micron.

The pact faces strenuous opposition from neighboring countries, especially Syria and Iran, because of fears that the United States might use Iraqi territory to carry out attacks on them.

However, Mr Bush has faced strenuous opposition, spearheaded by Republican senators, to his plans for legislation that would set up the tribunals but would also dilute US compliance with a section of the convention calling for humane treatment of prisoners.

The committee's vote came at the end of two days of confirmation hearings at which Ms Rice had faced strenuous Democrat assaults on the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq invasion.

(In the face of strenuous protests the rules were revised, but still seem to favor the usual suspects).

They approached France for its Mirage 2000s and the US for the F-15E, in the face of strenuous opposition from the Israeli lobby.

Ms. MacLaine, giving her face a strenuous, diverting workout, squares her jaw and tightly squinches her face, as if she were setting a spring trap and waiting for someone to take the bait.

Most of us say we admire people who stand up for what's right (or what is eventually shown to be right), especially when they are strong enough to stick to their guns in the face of strenuous opposition.

On HealthMeds.com, another pharmacy site, the editors posted a message saying that -- in the face of strenuous customer complaints -- they were backing away from an earlier warning against the self-prescribed use of the antibiotic.