Sentences with phrase «other leading contenders»

The frontrunner, David Miliband, may not have been to private school (he went to a north west London comprehensive, as befits his impeccable left - wing credentials), but he was at Oxford University at the same time as David Cameron, and Education Secretary Michael Gove, not to mention the other leading contenders for Labour's top job.

Other leading contenders include Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick and Queens Councilman Mark Weprin — although other hopefuls are campaigning and keeping their names in the mix by RSVP» ing to an upcoming speaker candidate forum.

The other leading contender is probably the sweet but old - fashioned and predictable «The Chorus.»

Such skepticism on climate change is nothing compared to one the other leading contender's for the Republican nomination, Sen. Michelle Bachmann.

The other leading contender was disqualified due to spontaneous combustion.

Not exact matches

Instead of a debate, Univision got two afternoon interviews with the two leading contenders for the nomination, each of whom is engaged in a personal war with the other.

On the other side, we'll get a chance to see just how legit the Panthers are — not that they still need to prove that their 7 - 0 record is no fluke — but it will again be a great way for Cam Newton and Carolina to assert themselves as the leading contender for the number one seed in the conference.

Dan Wheldon had led most of the way but dropped out of contention with a puncture, and other top contender Sam Hornish Jr. had suffered a drive - through penalty after a botched pit stop.

They must travel to face Manchester City at the Etihad for their next league match, in another huge fixture that — depending on other results — could see them close the gap on Chelsea while extending their own lead over the other contenders for the top four spots.

Eric Dinallo is the fifth and final Democratic AG contender to hit the airwaves with a TV ad in advance of the Sept. 14 primary, launching a spot that features John Leguizamo lauding the candidate for, among other things, leading the fight to hold Wall Street accountable «before it was cool.»

Garodnick is the first pol to formally announce he'll run for comptroller, but other possible contenders for the job include City Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr., who leads the council's powerful Finance Committee.

Yacob, 63, was the only candidate deemed eligible to run in the country's Elections Department after the other two contenders, Salleh Marican and Farid Khan, were both denied eligibility, having fallen short of a constitutional rule that required any candidate from the private sector to have led a company with shareholder equity of at least 500 million Singapore dollars (372 million dollars).

He seems to me to be establishing a strong lead for «politician most likely to turn the Thick of It into political fact most often», but perhaps there are some other good contenders on both sides.

He would be following the lead of Barack Obama (although he followed that up with an in - person announcement in Springfield, Ill.), Hillary Clinton and many other candidates — including his reported preferred AG contender, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

One poll released Thursday shows Cuomo leading Astorino by 40 percentage points and similar margins over other potential contenders, Trump and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

In the overnight hours, though, members and other sources said Heastie was consolidating support and emerging as another leading contender for the speakership.

(CNN)- Jeb Bush has a wide lead over other potential 2016 Republican White House contenders in the battle in Florida for GOP presidential nomination, according to a new poll of Sunshine State voters.

Portland, Ore., Seattle and San Francisco are often top contenders, but some of the other leading choices may be a surprise

Whilst several methods for counteracting climate change with geoengineering are considered feasible, injecting sulfates or other fine aerosols into the stratosphere, thereby increasing planetary albedo, is a leading contender.

Science magazine — America's leading scientific journal — has deemed cancer immunotherapy the 2013 «Breakthrough of the Year,» beating out nine other contenders.

After determining which swatch looks like the best match, remove the other two and fill in a small section of your jawline with the leading contender.

A number of other lead actor contenders this year have portrayed real - life characters as well, and there's quite a wide range.

As the cinematic awards season amps up, other female - led films also are leading the way, with the like of «The Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «Lady Bird» and «I, Tonya» considered strong contenders to bring home various statuettes.

Other pairs of performers — Denzel Washington and Viola Davis for «Fences» and Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman for «Lion» — found themselves on the shortlist, as well as leading actor contenders Meryl Streep for «Florence Foster Jenkins» (Paramount Pictures), Isabelle Huppert for «Elle» (Sony Pictures Classics), Natalie Portman for «Jackie» (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Andrew Garfield for «Hacksaw,» and Viggo Mortensen for «Captain Fantastic» (Bleecker Street).

This year's nominees are lead by Jordan Peele's «Get Out,» which pulled in four nominations (including Best Feature, Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor), but the breakout debut is trailed by four other hot contenders, each with three nominations to their name.

With no film establishing an early lead in the Oscar race, most distributors are expanding slowly and being careful not to overextend their contenders — particularly since two other awards hopefuls this season, Warner Bros.» «The Walk» and Universal's «Steve Jobs,» sputtered when they expanded quickly into wide release.

While there were no director nominations for other leading female contenders, as some had hoped, including Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) and Dee Rees (Mudbound), with these nominations, Gerwig becomes the fifth woman to be nominated for best director since the Academy Awards began in 1929.

After a small role in Andrew Niccol's «In Time,» Heathcote, who got her start like so many others on the Aussie soap «Neighbours,» first came to the attention of many as a contender for the lead in «Snow White and the Huntsman.»

-LSB-...] while other leading awards contenders like Dunkirk, Lady Bird, The Post, Call Me By Your Name and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri didn't do enough to even warrant a place -LSB-...]

None of the three leading GTLM cars made the pits before they closed, giving Garcia a huge advantage in track position when the other contenders stopped.

Ben Kirtman, a climate scientist at the University of Miami and a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest assessment, said he and other scientists have tried talking to politicians in Florida about these risks, including both Scott and Rubio, who is a possible presidential contender in 2016.

Verizon, which remains the leading candidate for Yahoo's assets, and other contenders met with CEO Marissa Mayer at the company's Sunnyvale, California, headquarters, according to the report, which cited sources familiar with the matter.

Even with a solid history of rapid career progression or numerous career accolades, candidates need to put in more work, present a stronger resume and commit to positioning themselves as leading contenders among hundreds of others frequently competing for the same position.

At this writing, Conservative party leader Francois Fillon leads numerous other contenders, but National Front candidate Marine Le Pen has enjoyed unexpectedly strong support.