Sentence examples for proved stiff from inspiring English sources

The show was moved to Thursday night, where it proved stiff competition for "American Idol".

While ITV1's Britain's Got Talent proved stiff competition for Eurovision, the channel's other offerings withered away in the face of the Euro warbler onslaught.

Ojeda is the type of working-class candidate that plays well in one of the poorest districts in America, while his opponent Carol Miller is the daughter of a congressman, worth more than $10 million, and has proved stiff as a retail campaigner.

Allardyce will be hoping that if Valencia is brought in he can prove stiff competition with Carroll for the main striker's berth in his side.

Translating religious ideals into practical policies is tough when Islamists themselves are far from agreed over what those ideals should be, and tougher still when resistance to Islamist aims, whether from entrenched bureaucracies or from secular-minded elites, proves stiff and unrelenting.

As the city council prepared to pass a bill this month legalizing betting on sports, Jack Evans was eyeing states just across the city's borders — Maryland and Virginia — that could prove stiff competition unless D.C. got established first.

The United States has been conducting operations along the border with Pakistan to root out remaining fighters, but the opposition has proven stiffer than expected in some places, the officials said.

The target proved too stiff for South Africa.

The adhesive bond proved a stiff means to achieve composite action, however, one of the main considerations when designing TCC floors is their long-term performance.

The night was still early, the game close, when Pelfrey stared down what proved his stiffest challenge — bases loaded, one out and the Nationals' best hitters, Ryan Zimmerman and Nick Johnson, due up.

That could prove a stiff challenge.