Sentence examples for the running when from inspiring English sources

Luis Gutierrez, Hispanic congressman, pulled out of the running when Mr Blagojevich informed him that he did not want a placeholder candidate (like Ted Kaufman, Joe Biden's replacement).

The character issue was in ascendancy, with Gary Hart knocked out of the running when reporters caught him on the Monkey Business.

Ryan Giggs was in the running when Bradley got the job, but it would be a surprise if Swansea revived their interest in the Welshman.

When Atlanta was selected for the 1996 Games, hardly anyone was aware it was even in the running when it was declared the winner in Tokyo in 1990.

(Mitaka the tennis coach, by the way, drops out of the running when he accidentally becomes engaged to someone else over a misunderstanding involving a pregnant dog (... use your imagination...).) Overall, I enjoyed this great series.

When the seats up this May were last contested, Ukip was a side-show in local elections – it did not contest most seats, and was rarely in the running when it did.

"I was already in the van with the engine running when the new run of the game arrived from the printers," Wallace recalls.

"We used it as our pre-season and then we hit the ground running when the regular season started".

Success in an NGO typically requires the ability to hit the ground running when charged with a specific task.

This experience gave me the confidence to hit the ground running when I started with HOOK & ALBERT.

Consider leaving the camera running when you suspect that the snooper might strike again.