Sentences with phrase «candidates are in contention»

Not exact matches

In my review I was not referring so much to his concession (quoted by Mr. Ghelardi) that if God does not exist then natural selection is our best available candidate for how complex forms came to be» although that quote certainly is as good an indication as any of my contention that the design argument will only end up becoming a breeding ground for atheism, a fetid terrarium for a whole new brood of Richard Dawkinses (not a pleasant thought, that).

Full disclosure: I live in this District and have been inundated with mailers and cold calls for the Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou, who bucked the system when she dropped out of contention for the Democratic nod claiming unfairness in the selection process (what does she mean?!! It's perfectly fair that Silver choose his own successor!

The contention on Dr. Rawlings» eligibility comes after Nii Armah Ashietey, a failed parliamentary candidate, challenged in court that Zanetor's victory was unlawful since she's is not a registered voter.

While neither candidate was in serious contention to win a seat at any stage during the counts (although Murphy did move within 2,474 votes of Nessa Childers on the 3rd Count following the distribution of Brid Smith's preferences — he won 31.3 % of these), the extent of their transfers to Nessa Childers helped her to take the second seat in this constituency.

The Wandsworth factor and demographic change go in favour of making Tooting a Tory gain for Mark Clarke and the loss of Labour votes to the BNP looks like going to aid Simon Jones» campaign to oust Jon Cruddas in Dagenham and Rainham; «Mr Expenses», Alan Keen, is more vulnerable than the figures suggest in Feltham and Heston (the current projection shows his wife, Ann, being defeated in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth); Tory candidate Ed Northover wrote only this week about his efforts to win Leyton and Wanstead from Labour, whilst ConservativeHome has previously noted the energetic campaign being waged by Chris Philp in the redrawn Hampstead and Kilburn seat where he is now in genuine contention.

The real battle zone of this election is fought out over the two remaining MEPs, and here the five candidates in yellow shaded boxes are all vying for contention.

As for the would - be candidate's contention that there are no Democrats who could win against Donovan in an election, Feeney said, «All of our elected Democratic officials are qualified candidates.

The bone of contention was the party's governorship primary in Ondo State, which produced Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu as the candidate for the November 26 governorship election in the state.

While they won't make it official until a county convention Thursday, Mr. Gentile is the only candidate left in contention.

Warner is said to have gone back to the drawing board on the supernatural DC ensemble, with Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) rumoured to be penning a new draft, and Safe House and Life helmer Daniel Espinosa and New Zealand filmmaker Gerard Johnstone, director of the 2014 horror - comedy Housebound, said to be among the candidates in contention for the film...

Lewis Noll from London, Juliet Mayne from Cambridge, Lisa Farrell from Leeds, Stephen Whittaker from Greater Manchester, Matthew Richards from Bristol, and Doug Stidolph from Greater London are amongst 150 candidates from 35 countries still in contention for the six dream jobs - Wildlife Caretaker in South Australia, Chief Funster in New South Wales, Park Ranger in Queensland, Taste Master in Western Australia, Outback Adventurer in Northern Territory and Lifestyle Photographer in Melbourne, Victoria.

He is now amongst 150 candidates from 35 countries still in contention for the prize.

The difference in skill category is important to keep in mind because while a creative resume writer can apply most past experiences to most «soft» skills, «hard» skills only come with specific experience and may very well disqualify many candidates from contention.

The cover letter is often the determining factor and can move a candidate forward in the hiring process or immediately eliminate them from contention.