Sentence examples for probable rival from inspiring English sources

For Mr. Obama, the goal is to frame, as early as possible and in an advantageous way, the choice between himself and his most probable rival.

Now, for the first time, we see a dramatic departure for Ted Cruz from his ideological comrade — that is, unless Rand Paul decides once again to mimic the position of a probable rival in 2016.

And victory in the second will depend on conservatives of all stripes, as well as disaffected socialists, backing Mr Clerides against his probable rival in a run-off, George Iakovou.Mr Iakovou is a shrewd operator from Famagusta, a once-flourishing resort in the (now Turkish-controlled) north-east of the island, who got his start in politics building houses for refugees in the south.

O'Donnell is one of nine uncapped players in McLeish's squad, with seven-times capped Callum Paterson his probable rival for the right-back slot.

Up rocketed a dozen or so arms, vindication for Mr. de Blasio, who has increasingly made amplifying the concerns of small-business owners a cornerstone of his expected campaign for mayor of New York, and a cudgel with which to critique not only Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg but also one of his probable rivals in the Democratic primary, Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker.

He might have the Tory right to himself in a contest today, as most of his probable rivals—such as Mr Osborne, with whom the defence secretary shares a certain hawkishness on foreign policy, and Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary are "modernisers".

Given that wave of sympathy, and given the strength of Al Gore's probable Republican rival, Mr Gephardt may make himself less thorny for a while.

But Mr. Gore's objective was to publicize the fact that Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, his probable Republican rival for the presidency, had signed into law a measure allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons into churches.

Clinton showed no sign of yielding, and Senate Republicans — led by Clinton's probable presidential rival Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan). — had already voted to reopen the government without conditions.

His probable Democratic rival, Bill Bristow, the state's leading criminal-defence lawyer, has already attacked Mr Huckabee's ethics; he is accused of failing to disclose various sums of money that were paid to him on his campaigns, and has refused to respond to subpoenas from the state ethics commission, which sued him in February.

The two probable 2012 rivals bring impressive discipline to their work and a capacity for political growth.