Sentence examples for presumed rival from inspiring English sources

Mr Chirac's presumed rival in the May 5 runoff, his Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin, polled between 16% and 16.5%.

Neither Mr. McCain nor Senator Barack Obama, his presumed rival this fall, appears to be spending money in the state.

A Washington Post-ABC News poll released on 30 January found Clinton with the support of 73% of Democratic primary voters, a six-to-one margin over her closest presumed rival for the nomination, Vice-President Joe Biden.

The Tottenham Hotspur centre-half benefits from being with a club on the rise, but, at 26, he is also five years younger than his presumed rival Matthew Upson.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — With the country's next presidential election scheduled for March, the incumbent, Dmitri A. Medvedev, complicated the riddle at the center of Russian politics by delivering a speech on Friday that implied criticism of his predecessor and presumed rival for the job, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.

A poll by Marist College in January 1999 placed her 10 points ahead of Rudolph Giuliani, her presumed rival.

"Like many another foul art, rudeness has gifted practitioners," he says, and several presumed rivals would confirm it.

Carmelo Anthony returned to the Knicks' lineup and powered them to a 100-86 rout at Madison Square Garden, sending the Nets to their third straight loss and placing ever more distance between New York's presumed rivals.

The good start most likely came at the right time, as Chris Young, one of Hefner's presumed rivals for the final rotation spot, is scheduled to make his season debut for Buffalo on Thursday.

His presumed Democratic rival, William E. Curry Jr., raised $280,000 during that same period and has $328,000 on hand.

Mr. Bush's presumed Democratic rival in the presidential race, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, continued to criticize the administration's handling of the abuse cases.