Sentence examples for in position to challenge from inspiring English sources

Coach Rick Pitino has the Louisville men's program in position to challenge for a championship.

Durant is in position to challenge Tom Kite's tour record of 35 under set here in 1993.

And he put himself in position to challenge the world's No. 1 player in Sunday's final round.

Delgado and David Wells are the primary reasons the Blue Jays are in position to challenge the Yankees and the Red Sox, though Delgado has had more help from other hitters than Wells has from other pitchers.

Quick facts: Despite its history as a perennially underachieving program, Eastern Michigan is in position to challenge for both a rare bowl appearance and a formerly unheard of MAC championship in 2008.

ENGLISH GOLFER EYES END OF A LONG DROUGHT: Suzanne Strudwick of England shot a course-record 64 yesterday in the Women's Australian Open in Sydney to put her in position to challenge for her first victory in 12 years.

The British, with no army in the field and behind in rearmament, was in no position to challenge French strategy, which had assumed the prominent role of the Western Alliance.

The move will double Adidas's sales in North America and puts it in prime position to challenge Nike, the leader in sports apparel.See articleTime Warner said it had established $3 billion in reserves to resolve litigation brought by shareholders unhappy with the controversial acquisition of AOL in 2000 (an agreement in principle has been reached in a class-action lawsuit).

Meanwhile Thomas and Porte were also happy after escaping Contador and putting Team Sky in a position to challenge in the mountains.

The Conservatives have been given a huge confidence boost and will feel in a position to challenge in more constituencies next year, rather than just on the list.

I'm hoping that, with the current team we have in place, we will be in a position to challenge the very best".