At the time he said that Google looked like a more serious contender than Yahoo.
Even then, however, the ambitious Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy had clearly identified her as a serious contender.
Of course, Amazon.com leveraged its infrastructure and tech talent to become a serious contender in the cloud business.
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He founded his political party in 1996 but it wasn't until late 2011 that he became a serious contender.
Just as Dortmund was cementing its place as a serious contender on the European stage, Bayern Munich stepped in.
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In Manchester Ed Miliband did much to stake his claim to be a serious contender for the top job.
Orlando had several opportunities to put better players around Dwight and make the team a serious contender for a championship.
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Gordon said he was pleased with his second stage win because it proved he could be a serious contender for victory.
He made Pharmacia a serious contender by merging it with Monsanto in 2000 to gain access to its popular painkiller, Celebrex.
But it remains to be seen whether the party's nominee will appear in debates and be regarded as a serious contender.
It's too soon to say whether reform will become a serious contender.
Three decades on, Fox-Pitt is an established GB international and a serious contender for top team and individual honours at next month's Olympics.
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Nalbandian made the breakthrough last year and did enough to suggest he could be a serious contender for Grand Slam titles in the next few years.
Stoner also said he expected Hayden to be a more serious contender this coming year, and spoke of the positive team spirit in the Ducati garage.
Who knows how the primary drama is going to play out, or what Republican power brokers will do when they realize that Cain is a serious contender.
Two sources also said Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is a serious contender for commerce secretary, but that he could be tapped for another senior post.
Two sources said Friday that Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is a serious contender for commerce secretary but that he could be chosen for another senior post.
The only other serious contender at the moment for the News Corp. throne is president and chief operating officer Chase Carey who rejoined the company last year after serving as chief executive officer of DirecTV for six years.
In other words, if it wants to go head-to-head with Apple, or any other serious contender (are there any?) in the smartphone, tablet, or even the nascent Internet TV arena, the battle must be brand-led, not business led.
The concept of forgiveness and redemption is a topic Gingrich repeatedly turns to when asked about his philandering past, and it seems to resonate with voters (or at least enough so that he persists as a serious contender for the GOP nomination).
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It might seem unimaginable that Bush Administration officials, such as Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and State Department Legal Advisor John Bellinger, could get away with dissembling beforea Senate committee led by a Democrat who wants to be considered a serious contender for the presidency.
No serious Democratic contender has yet come forward to challenge Mr Cuomo for the party's nomination.
Cardiff's lead was deserved for their endeavour and work-rate against a serious promotion contender but Burke's opener was a wake-up call for Albion as the Baggies began to crank up the pressure.
The transformation of Michele Bachmann from Tea Party insurgent and cable-news Pasionaria to serious Republican contender in the 2012 Presidential race was nearly complete by late June, when she boarded a Dassault Falcon 900, in Dulles, Virginia, and headed toward the caucus grounds of Iowa.
Of course, we are not sure that she is serious, or even that she will be a contender.
Because then and only then will she be viewed as a legitimate contender and peer who deserves the kind of serious attention that neither swimsuits nor 30th place finishes can afford.
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The Green Party, so often the fourth contender in local election races, now faces a very serious rival for that spot in UKIP.
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