Sentence examples for facing a fierce challenge from inspiring English sources

In Montana, the incumbent, Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat, is facing a fierce challenge from the state's sole congressman, Denny Rehberg.

In Florida, Gov.Charlie Crist is facing a fierce challenge for the Republican nomination for United States Senate, from the more conservative former State House Speaker,Marco Rubio.

Senator Paul Wellstone, a Minnesota Democrat who is facing a fierce challenge in his bid for a third term this fall, announced yesterday morning that he has a mild form of multiple sclerosis.

The Senate race in Missouri was one of the most watched in the country, as Senator Jean Carnahan, the Democrat, faced a fierce challenge from Jim Talent, a former congressman who had the strong backing of Mr. Bush.

The showdown occurs at a crucial time for Mr. Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party, which holds all but a few seats in Parliament but is most likely to face a fierce challenge from a new opposition party when parliamentary elections are held in April.

City will be in the top two once more - but they will face a fierce challenge from Chelsea to hold on to their title.

President Obama's climate-change plan will face a fierce challenge in the courts this fall, when lawyers for at least 15 states join the coal and power industries to block the carbon-reducing rules before they take effect.

A moderate Republican group vowed on Tuesday to spend $200,000 on television advertising and get-out-the-vote operations to support Senator Arlen Specter, the four-term Republican from Pennsylvania who is facing a fierce primary challenge from a conservative, Representative Patrick J. Toomey.

They could also be seen as another shot in Fifa's internal battle, which saw Blatter face down a fierce challenge to his presidency on the eve of the World Cup.

He faced a fierce early challenge from Patrick Buchanan in the Republican primary and then lost votes in the general election to third-party candidate Ross Perot.

Ballots were being counted Thursday in Sri Lanka's closest election in recent memory as powerful President Mahinda Rajapaksa faced a surprisingly fierce challenge from a onetime ally.