Sentence examples for taking on rivals from inspiring English sources

This Super PAC has two invaluable assets: It enables rich Texans who have long backed Mr. Perry to make big contributions, and it eliminates any competitive disadvantage the late-starting candidate may have in taking on rivals who have a larger pool of smaller contributors.

Amazon has launched its own music-streaming service in the US, taking on rivals such as Spotify and Google.

YouTube is taking on rivals including Apple, Spotify and Amazon with a new subscription streaming service launching next week.

The acquisition, announced on Monday, shows how the 16-year-old eBay is taking on rivals like Amazon.com while trying to thwart upstarts like Groupon.

Synergies between Time Warner Cable and Charter could allow the newly combined entity to devote more cash to expanding the business and taking on rivals such as Cox and other entrants in the market.

In setting up Compute Engine, Google is taking on rivals Amazon and Microsoft.

In it, Rodin takes on rivals from the past and battles with the inner power of sculpture itself.

The transaction was a rare chance for Robert E. Diamond Jr., the American president of Barclays, to take on rivals like Morgan Stanley.

This is where six players form a club that takes on rivals and stamp their driving supremacy all over Sony's servers.

Stotus, a team made up of White House staff members, gathered on humid summer evenings last year to take on rivals like the Democratic National Committee and then would sometimes celebrate with snacks and drinks afterward at local restaurants and bars.

Bertelsmann A.G., Europe's largest media company, said today that it was reorganizing its Bol.com online bookseller unit to help it take on rivals like Amazon.com and prepare for further expansion.