Sentence examples for gauntlet in service from inspiring English sources

In his first review for The Voice in 1960, of "Psycho," he threw down the gauntlet in service of a commercial director, Alfred Hitchcock.

A Western diplomat said Mr. Fayyad had "thrown down a gauntlet in front of the security services," adding that this "puts the authority in a very difficult position because of Fayyad's international credibility".

It's the latest throwing down of the gauntlet in a tit-for-tat war with other internet service providers, but also means BT has accelerated its basic connection speeds by nearly 400% in about six months.

We've decided to throw the pen-shaped gauntlet in the direction of the talented Nicki Greenberg.

Whatever else this movie does, it throws down the gauntlet in the culture wars.

A day later, in the privacy of his diary, he was more candid about the gauntlet in front of him.

Samsung has thrown down another gauntlet in its battle with Apple.

Rolf Harris doesn't have to run the gauntlet in that way.

Since George Best laid down the style gauntlet in the 1960s, footballers have cultivated performance-enhancing facial hair.

Obama threw down the gauntlet: in the 2012 election he will stand with the 99percentt.

Writer found a pair of large, heavy black-and-yellow plastic gauntlets in her office.