Carroll has not mounted a serious challenge and Akaka is likely to win this contest.
Neither it nor the two small parties outside the coalition can yet offer a serious challenge.
So the number of Conservative-run authorities planning council tax increases represents a serious challenge.
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Technology analysts thought the devices could pose a serious challenge to the market leaders.
Humanitarian access to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons remains a serious challenge and on-going crisis.
Russia is faced with a serious challenge, but does not intend give up its position in the market.
The online retailing giant is widely considered to have the best shot at launching a serious challenge to iTunes.
Still, there are some highly dangerous and violent prisoners who pose a serious challenge to prison discipline and safety.
Kibaki's leadership is facing a serious challenge from Odinga, a flamboyant politician who has accused his rival of corruption.
This creates a serious challenge for missile defense because there is no longer any warning time ahead of launch.
However, he said they are yet to mount a serious challenge in the corporate market where premium brands are most coveted.
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Having survived against great odds, the shilling now faces a serious challenge in the form of dollars transferred by mobile phone.
Moreover, it may be some time before Ferrari face a serious challenge, for both Williams and McLaren are a long way behind.
She now looks set to mount a serious challenge for gold at next year's world championships and the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Renault are hoping the R29 will allow Alonso and team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr to mount a serious challenge to front-runners McLaren and Ferrari.
"It's a serious challenge, because opening the batting in this form of the game in the subcontinent carries a lot of responsibility, " said Flower.
That hit and other shrewd moves have let the Disney Channel, a longtime also-ran in kid TV behind Viacom's Nickelodeon, mount a serious challenge.
But on player discipline issues on and off the field, the Commissioner has yet to face a serious challenge to his very wide authority.
We welcomed the U.S. commitment to enhanced collaboration in addressing human trafficking, which presents a serious challenge to the region as well as the world.
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Mr Bercow also faces a serious challenge from UKIP's Mr Farage.
Kicking King failed to make a serious challenge as Ballistraw, the 33-1 outsider of four, snatched the win by three-quarters of a length from Knight Legend.
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Sony and Nintendo pretty much have it locked up now, but Sega Enterprises could come out of a distant third place to give them a serious challenge.
And on the surface, that backloaded schedule presents a serious challenge for the Knicks, who haven't fared well at all when playing against the NBA's elite lately.
With a steady, settled batting lineup, depth in the seam-bowling department and the world's best spinner, Saeed Ajmal, the visitors had everything needed to mount a serious challenge.
Good to see Nokia offering a serious challenge to Apple.
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Analysts say the entry into the market by BT represents a serious challenge, despite Sky's success in fighting off previous competition from the likes of ITV Digital, Setanta and ESPN.
But those opposed to an elected Upper House, said to include several senior members of the Cabinet, believe they would pose a serious challenge to the supremacy of the Commons.
But the growing labour discontent is posing a serious challenge to the Bangladeshi clothing industry's attempts to gain ground and analysts warn that it may do irreparable damage to the sector.
The U.S. administration really is facing a serious challenge.
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