Sentences with phrase «main opponent in»

Nan Rich, a popular former state senator and Crist's main opponent in the primary, calls herself «the only true Democrat running for governor of Florida.»

Her main opponent in the presidential race did not mention this topic in his speech and has previously put himself in the climate - skeptic camp.

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has urged his main opponent in the April 11 governorship election, Umana Okon Umana and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to cooperate and support his administration to build a solid economy for the state.

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has urged his main opponent in the April 11 governorship election, Umana Okon Umana and the All Progressives Congress,...

He contrasted that pragmatic approach to Wells» main opponent in the primary, Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney.

Walsh's main opponent in the race, Democrat Juanita Perez Williams, had Cuomo's backing and the support of labor unions.

Meanwhile, his main opponent in next month's election, Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, pledged his support to victims of crime.

The governor's main opponent in the pension battle has been DiNapoi, a fellow Democrat who Cuomo did not endorse in 2010 for a full term.

Ironically, Mr. Lasher's main opponent in the Democratic primary, former City Councilman Robert Jackson, was one of the two co-founders of the Campaign for Fiscal equity.

Mr Mahama's main opponent in the race is Nana Akufo - Addo, flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party.

The 2005 election figures revealed a trend of the Lib Dems replacing the Conservatives as Labour's main opponents in urban areas.

Clinton's main opponents in the Democratic primaries, Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, have staked out ample ground to her left on environmental issues by opposing Keystone, Arctic drilling and offshore drilling in general.

Not exact matches

Mr. Lukaszuk's main opponent, bank executive Jim Prentice, has tried his best to avoid connecting himself in anyway to his party's former leader.

One claimed that «the main form of political terrorism in the United States is perpetuated by right wing opponents of abortion,» while another added that «most anti-abortion activists» are «religious fanatics who want to impose their version of God's word on the rest of us.»

Goerdeler was an early opponent of Nazism; he was outspoken in his defiance of the Nazis from 1933 on, and he finally resigned when the Nazis destroyed a statue of Mendelssohn that stood in the main square of Leipzig.

This means our main tactic seem to be to lock opponents in the own final third and hope to out pass them till kingdom come.

So there has been hardly any pressure on our first team except for in five Cup games all season, whereas ALL of our main rivals have had to contend with much harder opponents in the Champions League on a regular basis, as well as the FA and League Cups.

«It's always good to have an idea of what can happen and the main things that are repeating in your opponents» game.

It is partly because of a weak defence, but the main problem lies in our midfielders ad offensive players, who simply don't defend aggressively, when the opponent has the ball.

With all respect Sir, Theo Walcott despite a long serving player is not Asenal material he does nt even know how to play simple one two he always tried to force his way past opponent and being one of the highest player in arsenal payroll — if the main reason for him being around for over 10 years because some regulation mandate then yes — i mean home grown and all those quota things.

In the first main card bout, Thomas Almeida and Rob Font had a very back - and - forth first round, but Font took control of the fight when he landed a stiff right hand that stunned his opponent.

With Michu's main strength being running onto a through pass played by one of Swansea's more gifted ball players such as Britton or de Guzman there may be no better opponent to play against than Arsenal with their main problem in defence as seen at White Hart Lane last week is keeping a stable and aware defensive line once they have pushed up further out of their own half.

Pablo Ibanez is another of Di Matteo's summer additions and in the same match with Spanish club Osasuna, picked up a knock which could hinder his chances of featuring against the reigning English champions but both Steven Reid and Boaz Myhill should start from the off as the Baggies will predictably set themselves up to frustrate their superior opponents by putting plenty of men behind the ball and trying to use the counter-attack as their main source of goalmouth action.

Their main opponent for the title of greatest forward trio in Spain was the «BBC» — Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, Karim B...

Bluffing (the act of fooling your opponents by making them think you have a better hand than what you actually have) is probably the most effective way to beat the competition in poker and could be the main focus of Tony G's lecture.

In the 2008 and 2010 election cycles, these «microsites» became a particularly popular tool for attacking opponents, since they allow a campaign to spread negative messaging without sullying its main website.

Iran is for now the main and the most powerful US and Israel regional opponent in the middle - east.

Rep. Charlie Rangel slammed his main primary opponent, Sen. Adriano Espaillat, for accepting $ 21,300 in campaign donations from the controversial charter school lobby since 2006.

First of all, the main option the question is ignoring is that most opponents of the «standard» Arab - imposed 2 - state solution idea (return to 1967 lines) are actually in favor of 2 - state solution, just in forms different than what Arab states want.

However, she dwarfs Mr. Maloney in cash on hand, with over $ 1.2 million (he has $ 310,000), an advantage she is also sure to enjoy over Mr. Maloney's two main primary opponents, Dr. Rich Becker and Wappinger Falls Mayor Matt Alexander, as well.

The results constitute mixed news for the Conservative Party — the findings are more encouraging for Tories where the Liberal Democrats are in second place than in constituencies where Labour are the main opponents.

The endorsement puts Crowley against a few leading Hispanic lawmakers who have endorsed Rangel's main opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who nearly unseated the longtime congressman in 2012.

The pros and cons of Nolan chart vs the others listed in the Wiki is a topic for debate, but pretty much any of them is orders of magnitude better than «left - right», whose main purpose in modern politics is largely «how can I better equate my political opponents to some historical monster».

If we have learnt anything about David Cameron, in recent months it is that he is a masterful tactician, able to run rings round his two main Westminster opponents, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband.

State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, Rangel's main primary opponent, has just given short campaign remarks in Spanish, asking the cheering people for their votes, and he is now working his way through the crowd, shaking hands.

There was also a compromise to appease France, one of the main opponents of the new agreement, which will see the rules phased in over three years, rather than the usual two - year period for implementing EU legislation.

In fact, at a point we all thought our dear party has lost the Afram Plains South seat to our main political opponents - the NPP due to the shocking withdraw of candidature by our MP at the eleventh hour, only for a «messiah» in the person of Kevor Mark - Oliver to emerge salvaging the situatioIn fact, at a point we all thought our dear party has lost the Afram Plains South seat to our main political opponents - the NPP due to the shocking withdraw of candidature by our MP at the eleventh hour, only for a «messiah» in the person of Kevor Mark - Oliver to emerge salvaging the situatioin the person of Kevor Mark - Oliver to emerge salvaging the situation.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is wasting no time in attacking his main Democratic primary opponent, City Comptroller Mark Schroeder, though the former assemblyman is the definite underdog in the race.

«Esther McVey's Labour MP opponent throws in the towel Main It's been a week of campaigning, court appearances and a christening for Erewash PPC, Jessica Lee»

Lord Ashcroft's previous polling in LD v Lab seats essentially showed a complete Lib Dem collapse, raising the possibility of an almost complete wipeout for Liberal Democrat MPs where Labour was the main opponent.

His main Democratic primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, in many ways has been the object of Grayson's zealotry as much as the conservative Republican the winner will go on to face in November.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun is telling GOP voters his two main primary opponents have a lot in common with Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly,...

The 80 - year - old congressman was equal parts defiant and grateful, as he has been throughout a primary campaign in which his main opponent was the son of the man he trounced in 1970 to ascend to the seat, former Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr..

The Democratic opponent of Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon is criticizing him after the main hospital lobbying group in New York poured more than $ 115,000 into a super PAC in support of the incumbent's campaign.

In New York City, Democratic incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio is seeking a second, four - year term, and is expected to easily defeat his main opponent, Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis.

Arthur Kennedy believes the decision only weakens the party and renders it ineffective to contest its main opponent, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the...

Alcantara's fundraising has relied heavily on the Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, and she hasn't raised nearly as much in standard contributions as her two main opponents.

The Governor also stirred controversy when he asked to have a fringe fourth party included in debates, a tactic his opponents said was an attempt to minimize the chances for direct confrontation with Mr. O'Rourke, his main opponent.

He'll also benefit from the Republican nature of the district, which went for President Bush by nine points in 2004, and the fact that his main potential primary opponent — Assemblyman Guy Houston — just decided against running on Thursday.

Jim Gerlach talking to himself: Let's see, I can run for an open, Executive Branch, Governors Seat or I as a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership who supports Stem - Cell Research, some LGBT Rights and Environmental Issues, where my primary opponent would be an ultra-right conservative who already ran another moderate GOP member to the Democratic party, and if I survived that bloody primary fight, would then face the six - term incumbent senator with long roots in the same part of the state as me and who had a 60 % approval rating among Pennsylvania Democrats before he decided to switch parties and will have a popular president campaigning for him in an already 55 - 45 Democratic state.