Sentence examples for won competitive from inspiring English sources

Two, Mr. Saland and Mark J. Grisanti of Buffalo, have now won competitive primaries; and the other, Mr. McDonald, appears to have lost his party's nomination.

None of the great comic geniuses -- from Charles Chaplin to the Marx Brothers to W. C. Fields to Cary Grant -- won competitive Oscars.

Several House candidates won competitive races after being infused with cash raised in the blogosphere, and netroots money helped Democrats win Senate seats in Virginia and Montana.In 2008 the netroots will shift the balance of some congressional races.

Pineda also won competitive selection by the European Union to a program designed to give young leaders from around the world a first-hand appreciation of the EU's goals, policies and peoples.

Whereas the other contenders hold offices and in the case of at least a few, have won competitive elections in recent years Mr Huckabee has mostly spent his time working on Fox News as a commentator.

The Grammys have also often been accused of not recognizing great musicians at their peak, including the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young and Bob Marley, all among the many deserving who have never won competitive Grammys.

For Democrats to win competitive races next year, he said, "the key thing is to disqualify your opponent on a very personal, individual level".

It pledged $168.7 million for fighting malaria and joined with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation in a $76 million pledge to help poor farmers win competitive prices for their crops.

The labor-backed party made a splash this year by helping the incoming public advocate, Bill de Blasio, and several City Council candidates win competitive races.

For Mr Beck this is an opportunity to push Democrats to take a harder line on immigrants, just as they have done in other policy areas: "To win competitive elections, Democrats now often oppose gun control," he says.

Over the last 48 hours, hundreds of grassroots supporters like you have chosen to support his efforts and are helping demonstrate that Republicans will have the financial strength necessary to win competitive Senate seats and challenge vulnerable Democrat senators.