11.   It would extend their tenures as party leaders and defer the seemingly inevitable move to new elections, in which both would face challengers in their own parties.

12.   Seven of the freshman Republicans face challengers with more money in the bank.

13.   There is a long history in boxing of nights like this one, nights when the once great but now fading champion faces the challenger he cannot overcome.

14.   Those frictions still may be a factor when the two black Democratic incumbents face white Republican challengers this fall.

15.   With such a strong incumbent facing challengers who are basically unknown, some Democrats will not bother to vote, he predicted.

16.   Akayev, a soft-spoken physicist, faced five challengers in his bid for a third term at the helm of this impoverished, mountainous nation.

17.   Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson will face Republican challenger Rep. John Thune in the fall.

18.   He also faces no challenger for another term as chairman of the Central Military Commission.

19.   He faced four challengers for the nomination.

20.   He faced six challengers, who accused him of rigging the election.