Sentence examples for impressive challenger from inspiring English sources

It was an impressive challenger, to be sure, but one that often bent rules of global competition unfairly to its advantage by handing out financial subsidies to domestic companies, discriminating against foreign suppliers in government contracts, pilfering Western technology and keeping its currency cheap.

The Newark City Councilman, who was looking to unseat veteran Representative Peter Rodino, had already been reduced by the primary campaign from being an impressive challenger to being "the candidate backed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson". And Mr. Jackson insisted on a deplorable choice by race: Mr. Payne's blackness over Mr. Rodino's whiteness.

His biggest challenger, Muharrem İnce, came second with 30.67% of the vote – an impressive challenge but not enough to force a second-round run-off.

On Saturday, Kristol tweeted that an "impressive" independent challenger with a "real chance" would be entering into the race.

The most impressive of his challengers is Erlene King, a Guyana-born community leader who has worked as an immigrants' advocate and helped to increase H.I.V. and AIDS awareness.

Although the front-runner, Dilma Rousseff of the ruling Workers Partyy, was not as impressive as her seasoned and wily challenger, José Serra of the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy, her lead still looks safe.

The mere fact that he's in a position to run for president now, however - given that just a few years ago he was seen as a prime target for a grassroots Tea Party primary challenger - is an impressive political achievement.

He hopes an impressive win over the twice-beaten challenger will open the way for unification fights in 2013, with WBA champion Beibut Shumenov one potential opponent.

Democratic congressional challengers have posted very impressive fund-raising tallies so far this year.

But polls taken at this early stage illustrate that Boxer still has an impressive lead over her little-known challengers.

The result is an impressive work that stands as a strong challenger to other contenders.