Sentence examples for fight off challenges from inspiring English sources

UROC was founded during the 1964 presidential campaign to fight off challenges to Goldwater from Rockefeller Republicanism.

For years, independent bookstores have taken creative steps to fight off challenges from Amazon and the superstores by building in-house espresso bars, hosting members-only lunches with authors and selling birthday cards, toys and trinkets.

… We will reverse those amendments". The government made clear its determination to fight off challenges to the welfare reform bill, even from disabled peers, when Freud warned of the high costs of the Grey-Thompson scheme.

Yes, they'll have to fight off challenges, but at least they'll do so from a standing position.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee intervened early to help incumbents fight off challenges — and informed by history, fewer incumbents were taken by surprise.

Ruiz fights off challenges from Edu and then Bradley before rolling a shot just wide of Howard's left goalpost.

She fought off challenges from Pam Duncan and Monica Lennon to win the backing of local party members as the candidate to replace Eric Joyce, who was expelled from Labour after committing an assault in a House of Commons bar.

Earnhardt, who led nine times for 34 laps in a Nascar race that had 43 lead changes among 16 drivers, fought off challenges at the end from Jimmie Johnson, Ward Burton and Matt Kenseth.

As solicitor general for three years and deputy solicitor for four, Mr. Clement appeared before the Supreme Court 49 times, defended the administration's detention of terrorism suspects, fought off challenges to the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law and validated the prosecution of medical marijuana growers in a landmark commerce case.

And we haven't even asked how it fights off challenges from Audi and BMW.

Romney was drawn to the right on issues like immigration as he fought off challenges from other Republicans.