Sentence examples for was seriously challenged from inspiring English sources

Sigismund's throne was seriously challenged for a number of years by the rulers of Naples.

Parliament was marginalised, the parties manipulated against each other, and Bismarck threatened to resign whenever he was seriously challenged.

Both won several games early, after which neither was seriously challenged for the lead, although Morozevich played quite well at Biel and Le Quang Liem finished second at Dortmund for the second year in a row.

In the late 1970s the party's political monopoly was seriously challenged when opposition parties gained a few seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Mexico's legislature.

My love of the Victorian, for example, was seriously challenged by the Kingston Hotel a few blocks away (757 Richards Street; 888-713-3304; www.kIngstonhotelvisiteder.com), which I visited but didn't stay at.

The last time Mr. Silver's leadership was seriously challenged was in 2000, and the coup attempt not only failed but also proved disastrous for some of those who supported it; Mr. Silver removed them from leadership positions and cut their pay.

Murray and his teammates have not been seriously challenged since.

The Concertación's grip on the centre ground is not being seriously challenged by either man.

There were few places in the subcontinent where the sultan's authority could be seriously challenged.

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Economic migration can only be seriously challenged by improving opportunities for the poor at home.