Incumbent
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324 examples of Incumbent in a sentence
But one of the things I've learned is that apparently it matters if a new product or service is more expensive than the incumbent, or cheaper than.
If prosecutors were a part of creating the problem, it's
incumbent
on us to create a solution and we can do that using other disciplines that have already done the data and research for us.
In Mexico, from 1929 to 2000, elections were always rigged; the
incumbent
president would hand-pick his successor.
I was running against a two-term incumbent, and my opponent ran the classic partisan playbook.
It is
incumbent
on us to find solutions that solve these answers in a cost-effective and scalable way, so that everyone, no matter where they are in the world, can have these problems addressed.
It's
incumbent
upon us, and this organization, I believe, to make clarity, transparency and empathy a national priority.
A feminist tract in which if you the viewer believe that: i) wild animals are seldom tamed by singing but instead attack, kill and eat (the line that grizzlies never attack unless provoked was a hoot - unless "provoked" means that it sees flesh); ii) homosexuality is both immoral per se -- and its acceptance almost always associated throughout history with signs of a society's dissolution and decay iii) few women are bisexual (in this one, virtually every woman is presented as having no preference for men or women) iv) divorce is far worse than infidelity v) land is there for human beings to use, develop and enjoy vi) it is as
incumbent
upon a mother of an adult son to keep in touch as it is upon the son vii) a mother raising her son alone is an unfortunate and real tragedy for the child viii) the idolization of a parent for worthwhile ideals is a good and healthy thing ix) adults continue to bear a responsibility for their sexual behavior, no matter their age, and the duty to engage in this most intimate and giving of acts only within the most intimate and openly sacrificial of relationships: marriage -- believe me, you are NOT going to like this film!
Everything else is just about fine, Renee Zellweger and her
incumbent
father and his entourage are lovely additions as is the threat from the gang chasing deserters.
As usual with Preminger, this is a well-crafted movie with a notable opening credits sequence and enlivened by a good cast that also includes Karl Malden (as Andrews
' incumbent
superior), Tom Tully (as Tierney's motor-mouth taxi driver dad) and Neville Brand (as Merrill's chief thug), with notable support also coming from Craig Stevens (as the slimy, wife-beating victim), Bert Freed (as Andrews' sympathetic partner) and Robert F. Nolan (as Andrews' stern outgoing superior).
And now, the former Governor Tom Carper is now the United States Senator for Delaware who defeated longtime, popular
incumbent
Senator Richard Roth in the November 2000 election.
We 'accept' an idea of the
incumbent
blonde in all probability as that spoken of daughter.
The film attempts to show the cutthroat decisiveness of one of the last vestiges of electoral battling in the 2004 Presidential race between Senator Kerry and the incumbent, President George W. Bush.
He became a mighty King in his own right after protecting the existing
incumbent
and his son.
There is alway a bias from those who have actually lived the history of these times and they feel it is
incumbent
on them to point out the factual errors--and perhaps they should.
Besides the message, the storytelling was extremely well done and, you couldn't have asked for a better bad guy in that
incumbent
that Carl was up against.
In the next few decades, the biggest challenge for the world will be peace, because the changing economic power structure will require corresponding political changes, which the US, as the
incumbent
superpower, will not easily accept.
Moreover, the outcome marks the first time since Nigeria achieved independence from Great Britain in 1960 that an
incumbent
has been displaced by a rival political party without violence.
His age (he is 68) might prove to be a handicap in 2017, but it could also be an advantage: he is the only reassuring statesman-like figure in a quartet whose other members are an uninspiring
incumbent
and two power-obsessed men in a hurry.
Incumbent
leaders must have the proper incentives to initiate gradual processes of reform.
In fact, the ability of voters to remove
incumbent
governments has proven to be a strength, not a weakness.
In 2010, the
incumbent
prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was re-elected, though his State of Law Coalition had won fewer seats than the more moderate Iraqi National Movement, led by Ayad Allawi.
That is why it is
incumbent
upon us in Japan to reconstruct the legal basis for collective self-defense and international cooperation, including participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations – a reform that my administration has begun.
It is
incumbent
upon the central bank to ensure that market participants understand this.
Incumbent
European governments will not want to risk empowering their populist right-wing rivals by accommodating British bluster.
It is now
incumbent
upon the Trump administration to make a clear-minded assessment of US interests in the region, and to prioritize its policies accordingly.
When a corporation outsources operations to a developing country, some of its
incumbent
workers really do lose out (at least in the short run).
In both countries, the
incumbent
party – the French Socialists and the British Conservatives – were not only beaten, but finished third.
The Democratic and Republican candidates are doing all they can to distinguish themselves from an unpopular
incumbent
president and from one another in the remaining weeks before Americans vote.
The political system is deeply skewed against challenges to the two
incumbent
parties.
If Iran fails to qualify, this could turn some young voters against the
incumbent.
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