Sentence examples similar to ministerial challenge from inspiring English sources

Brown faced a major prime-ministerial challenge two days after entering office, when two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London on 29 June.

He has been seen as a leader-in-waiting for 10 years and, if Mr Blair did serve a third term, would almost certainly see his own ambitions thwarted by cabinet rivals and rising stars in junior ministerial ranks challenging him in if it came to a contest.

He was a gentle controversialist, and in his ministerial career had the challenge of being opposed by such a sharp parliamentarian as the late Robin Cook (obituary, August 8 2005).

No doubt it's quite annoying when a citizen challenges your ministerial secrets-shield, but labelling my polite-but-persistent letter writing as "vexatious" seemed harsh.

A report by the National Audit Office found that recent changes to civil service recruitment mean that mandarins are under increasing pressure to avoid challenges to ministerial plans.

Dolan also cites the administration's challenge to the "ministerial exception" rule, which will be argued Wednesday (Oct . 5 at the U.S. Supreme Court, which could determine whether churches have to conform to employment discrimination laws for workers who are not clergy.

The Ministerial Conference outlines the major challenges that are to be met in the following years in their conference communiqués.

As in 2002, he was challenged by Labor ministerial adviser Justin Jarvis.

The new duo were again in Downing Street from early yesterday as Brown consulted them on the immediate challenge: how to complete his ministerial reshuffle without any further damaging resignations and what to say at last night's PLP.

Turnbull said on Wednesday that any ministerial decision would be able to be challenged in the courts.

Was the enough challenge, enough "invitation to challenge" at ministerial level?