Sentence examples for vie for support from inspiring English sources

In western Indonesia, Golkar faces fierce competition, and must vie for support from urban voters in Jakarta and several other cities.

The former shadow pensions secretary will take on Eagle, who was previously shadow business secretary, in a parliamentary Labour party (PLP) hustings on Monday, as the two challengers vie for support from MPs and MEPs before Wednesday's deadline for nominations.

Page A10 CANDIDATES VIE FOR SUPPORT A half-dozen Republican presidential hopefuls jockeyed for attention on the eve of the Iowa straw poll, a ritual that has taken on outsize meaning as candidates brace for a summertime shake-up in the party's nominating fight.

Obama still leads among 18- to 29-year-olds, while he and Edwards vie for support among Moderates and Very Liberal voters.

The government and the political parties vying for support before new elections there have also intensified anti-American talk.

Mr. Hurt skipped a debate last week involving that independent candidate, Jeffrey Clark, to avoid elevating the profile of a competitor vying for support on the right.

And in Burlington, Iowa, on Friday, Mr. Bradley -- who is also vying for support among gays -- was not eager to discuss homosexual rights.

He is regarded as a leading contender for the Democratic nomination for governor, which means that he would be vying for support from the same group of constituents, the state's most reliable set of swing voters, in a general election.

In more overt ways than ever, Republican candidates vying for support from Iowa caucusgoers are turning to religious language and imagery in their advertisements, seeking to appeal to the Christian conservative base that will play a pivotal role in determining the victor here.

There are eight other petitions vying for support, so far.

Oddly, both the lumber industry and the American environmental groups are vying for support from the provincial governments — even though the forestry standards in dispute are entirely voluntary and not issued by the government.