Sentence examples for the favored contender from inspiring English sources
Initially, the Rouse Company, a real estate concern in Columbia, Md., was said to be the favored contender.
The choice of Ford was a disappointment for G.M., which had long been considered the favored contender for Daewoo Motor.
LOS ANGELES — Thomas O. Staggs, the favored contender to lead Disney after Robert A. Iger's retirement, unexpectedly announced his departure on Monday, throwing succession at the world's largest entertainment company into disarray.
But none of those successes cut to the heart of why Mr. Staggs beat out another internal candidate, James A. Rasulo, to become the favored contender to lead Disney, a company that is viewed as a national treasure by its many passionate fans.
Andy Kroll and David Corn report in Mother Jones that Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) is a favored contender for the job if her still-undecided race for reelection doesn't work out.
Soon Sanchez, who had previously bested Lee for the vice chair spot, made clear she would not run to replace Crowley. Lee was the first to jump in and quickly became a favored contender when she announced her bid for the post, which helps determine what types of legislation come up for a floor vote.
Gerulaitis's ungracious exit marked the second day in a row the tournament had lost not only lost a favored contender but also a hometown star.
Mr. Harth-Bedoya was a favored contender among local arts executives and some critics.
If Koolhaas ever was a favored contender for this project, it was not because he was best known of the 10 architects, or because he was hot, or because he had put out an 800-pound book, all of which happen to be true.
If H. antecessor is indeed the last common ancestor of Neandertals and modern humans, it could bump two other favored contenders--H.
That year, it also delivered an Inland Empire congressional district that Democrats expected to win into Republican hands because a large number of contenders from the favored party split the primary vote.
