Sentence examples for powerful contender from inspiring English sources

Combining forces which both institutions' vice-chancellors favour will create a much more powerful contender.

But the emergence of a powerful contender to succeed him, even within his own party, threatens to undermine his authority and diminish his chances of advancing his program.

Josiah's successful rebellion ended when he fell in battle against a more powerful contender for the Assyrian succession, Necho of Egypt.

Intentionally or not, she has positioned herself as a powerful contender for the role, and thus as a rival to James.

Mr. Liu, who was previously viewed as a potentially powerful contender for the mayor's office in 2013, has been struggling to respond to questions raised by The New York Times in October about the legitimacy and source of his contributions.

The Katharina/Thielemann/Ruzicka triumvirate is a powerful contender, but the controlling body, the Stiftungsrat of the Richard Wagner Foundation, could still decide in favour of Nike or her cousin Eva WagnEvaPasquiEva

She faces competition from two powerful contenders.

Major commercial banks are clearly committed to becoming powerful contenders in the world of investment banking.

Streaming is now a global playing field, dominated by a handful of enormously powerful contenders all desperate to topple their rivals in a bid for ever greater influence.

It will be the second race of the season for the fastest and most powerful contenders, the 40- to 50-foot Superboats.

For one, he said, it means that in the competition among the studios to line up major event movies every summer, Fox can be assured it will have three powerful contenders.