Sentence examples for jockeying from inspiring English sources

The auction of modern and contemporary Iranian art, which is jockeying to be among the big auctions in the Middle East, is an annual event and was being held for the fourth time.

Messrs Netanyahu and Abbas are jockeying in the weeks still within Mr Kerry's nine-month time-frame for talks to end.

Yet its rulers appear to spend more time jockeying for position than cleaning up the mess.

Jockeying among the elite has been kept behind firmly closed doors.

Those jockeying for positions in the new line-up will not want to appear soft on Japan.

His advisers had floated the names of various possible successors to François Fillon, the prime minister, and these aspirants were jockeying frenziedly.

Undoubtedly, the security people are jockeying behind the scenes as the succession draws near.

Possibly, various clans have begun jockeying for local influence in advance of the president exiting the political stage.

Jockeying ahead of a presidential election due in 2012 will dominate politics.

WE ARE now about 1,400 days out from the next presidential election, so it's time for the potential candidates to start jockeying for position.

And there will be the additional distraction of various Republicans, including perhaps Sarah Palin, jockeying for their party's presidential nomination.Who wants to live in a town called Nope It is easy to tell Speaker Boehner what not to do.