Sentence examples for prospect of contesting from inspiring English sources

Conservative candidate for London Mayor Zac Goldsmith once described the prospect of contesting the election as "a suicide mission" because people "have had enough of white male Etonians".

They did a good job of contesting".

The need to have a byelection within 35 days raises the prospect of a contest taking place in the middle of August at the risk of an even lower turnout.

"First of all, he's not the nominee," Mr. Bush said of Mr. Kerry on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, when the moderator, Tim Russert, asked about the prospect of a contest between two Yale men.

The prospect of a presidential contest is also driving politics on the right.

But the Bush campaign tonight affected an air of utter unconcern at the Gore camp's latest move, and the prospect of a messy contest period.

England opened their campaign with a 13-9 victoverover the Pumas and face the prospect of another attritional contest, with Georgia particularly strong up front.

FOR those who despair of Japan's politics, the prospect of a leadership contest between a trainspotter, a cabinet minister who burst into tears in parliament and somebody who exonerates war criminals might sound depressing.

The prospect of a leadership contest will focus attention on Brady whose predecessor, Sir Michael Spicer, was chairman of the 1922 Committee when a vote of confidence triggered the downfall of Iain Duncan Smith in 2003.

So faced with the prospect of a real contest, there is the repeat of a dynamic that emerged early this summer, when party leaders were buzzing about drafting Mr. Corzine to replace a beleaguered Governor McGreevey.

As Nigeria's delayed elections cause tension and create the prospect of a real contest, the BBC's Will Ross meets an artist in Lagos who has launched a campaign for peace.