Sentence examples for leading prospect from inspiring English sources

The leading prospect to buy the company is a joint bid from General Motors and Fiat.

Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's popular attorney general, was widely regarded as the Democrats' leading prospect to replace Mr. Lieberman.

Mr. Portman, who was elected to the Senate in 2010 after representing the Cincinnati area in Congress for 12 years, is seen as a leading prospect.

The randy economist — once considered the leading prospect to beat Nicolas Sarkozy before a swan dive from grace — could not resist popping up as a Socialist Party pooper on the eve of the election.

Mr. Giuliani, a former prosecutor whose national profile rose after Sept. 11, ran a short-lived campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and is being talked about as a leading prospect in the 2010 New York gubernatorial race.

After spending most of 2003 reeling from his own troubles and his rivals' successes and clamoring for attention, Mr. Kerry, once considered the leading prospect for the Democratic presidential nomination, joked that he finally seemed to be getting the breaks.

On the Republican side, leading prospects include Tom Davis, a longtime congressman from Northern Virginia, and the conservative former governor Jim Gilmore.

George Steinbrenner named Williams to manage the Yankees after the '73 season, but the deal fell through when Finley insisted on receiving two leading prospects as compensation.

Ms. Isaacs and Robert G. Friedman, the co-chairman of Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group, were regarded by fellow governors and other academy insiders to be leading prospects for the presidency.

Whether the academy continues to need full-time tending is being considered anew, as its 43-member board of governors prepares to meet in late July or early August to choose between two leading prospects (never say "candidates") for the presidency.

Custom precludes active campaigning for its top office, though Ms. Isaacs and Robert G. Friedman, the co-chairman of Lionsgate's movie group, were widely considered to be the leading prospects for the presidency.