Sentences with phrase «leading contender»

In anticipation of the announcement, 21 vehicle models have been identified as leading contenders.

And yes, both are viable leading contenders this year.

De Blasio hastened to add that he'd also met with Police Chief Philip Banks III and First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro, both of whom have been mentioned as leading contenders for the job.

To further demonstrate the group's strength and dominance in the financial sector on the continent, four of UBA Group's operations in Africa also led contenders in their respective countries to emerge the Best Bank of the Year 2017 in their respective markets.

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.

It was absolutely bonkers, with leading contenders dropping out, retiring and making mistakes.

Sideways led contenders for the Independent Spirit Awards with six nominations, including best film, lead actor for Paul Giamatti and director for Alexander Payne.

Pardew has emerged as the shock leading contender to replace the sacked Neil Warnock as manager of Crystal Palace, with the two clubs believed to have held talks over the compensation deal that would be needed to take Pardew back to the club where he most made his name as a player.

Driving their fans to distraction, Newcastle United are again leading contenders for the «Most Frustrating Club of the Year» award.

Prior to Legon, Akufo - Addo's campaign was characterized with insults and verbal abuses from his hirelings and cousins against leading contenders such as Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Alan Kyerematen, Papa Owusu Ankomah, etc..

Midland University President Ben Sasse and former state Treasurer Shane Osborn are the two leading contenders fighting for the nomination.

- The reason why we need supporting categories on the TV side is Peter Dinklage has to battle it out with leading contenders from their shows, which hasn't stopped them from rewarding him before but this looks all locked for Jon Hamm.

LOS ANGELES - The road - trip comedy Sideways led contenders Tuesday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations, including honors for lead performer Paul Giamatti and the ensemble cast.

Meanwhile, the Best Female Lead contenders include Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, Julie Delpy for Before Midnight, and Shailene Woodley for her role in The Spectacular Now.

Leading contender in the $ 2,000 Jumper Stake is the Wee - 3 Stable's Andante.

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.

Other leading contenders include Sullivan & Cromwell, which is shortlisted in five categories, and Cravath Swaine & Moore, which is shortlisted in three; with partners from both firms being nominated for Dealmaker of the Year — Cravath head of corporate and international Mark Greene and Sullivan Frankfurt - based partner Carsten Berrar, who co-heads the firm's capital markets group.

Both Rossi and Suarez seem likely to leave La Viola after falling out of favour, with Gazzetta dello Sport mentioning Liverpool as leading contenders for both players.

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.

Leading contenders are usually Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley.

The leading contenders are magnesium ion, lithium sulphur and redox flow batteries, but there's a huge gap between something that works in a lab and something that can be cheaply mass - produced.

But now, there is little doubt that the Massachusetts senator is the leading contender for the 2020 nomination.

France - based IT services company Atos is the leading contender for Perot Systems, according to a report on Monday by technology publication Re / code that cites unnamed sources.

Looking to join an international brand, the group approached the challenge like any search assignment, and the Boyden name quickly emerged as the lead contender.

His share of the leading contenders» coverage, summed across the news outlets we studied is shown in Figure 4.

Mr. Dudley, who joined the Fed in January 2007 after nearly 20 years at Goldman, emerged as the leading contender for the job after a two - month search led by Korn / Ferry International.

News reports suggest that White House chief of staff Gary Cohn is the leading contender to take over from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

Two of the leading contenders are Goldman's co-chief operating officers and presidents, Harvey M. Schwartz and David M. Solomon.

His spirituality is renowned, and of course he was among the leading contenders for the papacy back in 2005, and now his time has arrived.

The zesty blend of spices were spot on and I can say hands - down these are lead contender my favorite chickpeas of all time.

Right now, Coral make the Gunners one of the leading contenders to win the FA Cup and their betting markets currently indicate that Wenger's men are 11/2 to do just that.

Former Blackburn, Manchester City, Fulham and QPR boss Mark Hughes is a leading contender to succeed Neil Warnock as Leeds manager.

Speculation was rampant throughout the NFL free agency period that the New England Patriots were the leading contender for talented wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, and, for once, the Internets were correct.

All three clubs have been strongly tipped as the leading contenders to sign the 25 - year - old for some time now, and a move to the Premier League can't be ruled out at this stage, despite rumours of interest from another European giants.

However, with Arsenal and Tottenham both chasing signings at the back this summer, they are now the leading contenders to snap up the young Dutchman ahead of next season.

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.

Now flip the argument to the leading contender, Altuve.

Wenger will prove a hard act to follow at the Emirates Stadium and one of the leading contenders to take the job is rumoured to be former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Khatib now claims that Juventus are the leading contenders to sign Falcao, with Financial Fair Play regulations delaying City's bid to bring him in, as they need to offload Alvaro Negredo before they can make a big - name signing upfront.

With Hadl on the job, the Rams are a leading contender for the NFL championship.

Galatasaray are mentioned by The Sun as the leading contenders to snap him up.

They also figure to be two of the leading contenders in the NFC next season.

No one loves the game more than the Mercury guard, a leading contender for WNBA MVP, but even she didn't understand what hoops meant to her until a string of harrowing events threatened to derail her career

A late caution meant there was a sprint to the chequered flag, with Chilton, Takuma Sato, Helio Castroneves and Ed Jones proving to be the lead contenders in the final lap.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are mentioned as the leading contenders to sign # 30m - rated Palermo striker Paulo Dybala, according to the Daily Express.

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Many expected Sebastian Vettel to be the lead contender for P1 on the Monaco GP grid and the four - time champion ran his team - mate close.