Despite a spirited challenge, Sifton won the election with 5,011 votes to Macdonald's 4,342.

Republicans made a few spirited challenges in the mid-1960s and early 1970s.

He easily turned back spirited challenges in 1998 and 2000.

The Atlanta Braves, tops in the National League, are finding it hard to rise to a spirited challenge.

But the commission should not be in the business of shielding the two major parties from spirited independent challenges.

Rarely does a top-seeded team's survival against a spirited challenge from a decided underdog serve as a mere preliminary to the main event.

A spirited challenge to the prejudices of both sides of country's enduring schism.

Burnley overcome a spirited challenge of 106-goal Wolves to win the league championship.

Wolves retain the league championship despite a spirited challenge from a new-look Manchester United.

The defense has yet to present any spirited challenge to the prosecution's charge that Mr. Timmendequas killed the 7-year-old girl.