Sentence examples for rival in front of from inspiring English sources

Ryan Moore had no option but to snatch her up and for a few strides Minding had every rival in front of her with three furlongs to go.

That collapse was akin to the brain lock displayed by Zinédine Zidane of France, who delivered a vicious head butt to a taunting Italian rival in front of the world's eyes during the 2006 World Cup soccer final in Berlin.

City Council members returned yesterday to the minutiae of governing, settling into their red leather seats at City Hall and seeking comfort in the routines that were interrupted a month ago when Councilman James E. Davis was slain by a political rival in front of their eyes.

And in the very first game of the NHL regular-season schedule, on the road against a divisional rival in front of a national TV audience, Matthews went out and had what may well be the greatest debut game in the history of the NHL.

Not in a game in which they dominated in nearly every category except the most important one, the final score, which was 30-25 in favor of their division rival, in front of 77,531 fans at Giants Stadium who watched the Jets find another way to lose.

The Brazilian added: "It will be a match full of nerves and anxiety, but we have to control our emotions - we will have a very tough rival in front of us.

Hull KR can pull seven points clear of their city rivals in front of the Sky cameras tonight, with a home game against Leeds given added spice by the presence of five former Rhinos in the Rovers squad.

African Story finished eighth over course-and-distance earlier this month when strongly fancied for a Group One event, with no fewer than five of Saturday's rivals in front of him.

Saracens completed the double over their London rivals in front of the biggest crowd ever attracted to a club match anywhere in the world – 83,889 – and then flew to the Big Apple for a break.

Only a stupid person would not understand how lucky they are to face their rivals in front of the fans.

Wrexham fully deserved their victory after dominating against their Blue Square Bet Premier promotion rivals in front of a crowd of more than 35,000 fans.