Sentence examples for string of candidates from inspiring English sources

Maybe this string of candidates is good for the Democrats — I don't know.

A forthcoming election for governor of Zacatecas state has drawn a string of candidates to Chicago, for instance.

"But a group of octogenarian billionaires on the front pages of newspapers, pulling the strings of candidates, was simply something we hadn't seen before".

More than anything else, the 'plagiarism' incident has the potential to transform Obama's image from that of a singular historic figure who soars above "politics as usual," to that of a gifted, but ordinary politician--just another client of the handful of media Svengalis who pull the strings of candidates and manipulate public opinion to win elections.

Those who place the blame on a string of uninspiring candidates are already grousing about the front-runner, Tom Reilly.

"I've been with a lot of them," Mr. Young, 66, said, wearily ticking off a string of Republican candidates as if they had been disappointing blind dates.

A string of possible candidates came and went before, in spring 2004, negotiations began with a state-owned Chinese carmaker, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

The presidential candidates are also bringing something to politicians like Mr. Rangel, who has chafed as a member of the minority party in Washington for several years and who many Democratic officials say needs a big win after picking a string of losing candidates for mayor and governor.

While Mr Romney has remained the frontrunner, the party's religious conservatives have sought out a string of alternative candidates, fearing his record in the relatively liberal state of Massachusetts suggests he is too willing to compromise on issues such as abortion or healthcare.

And this was only the latest of a string of successes for candidates supported by the tea-partiers.

John R. Reilly, a close adviser to a string of Democratic presidential candidates since the Kennedy years, and particularly to his longtime friend Walter F. Mondale, died Sunday in Washington.