Sentences with phrase «in tight contests»

This leads to a concept of vote efficiency, which suggests that winning districts by a landslide is a waste of energy in obtaining which could be better used in tight contests.

In tight contests teams need two qualities above all else to carry them through: (1) a watertight defense, and (2) innovation and inventiveness.

In fine form for Manchester City to keep yet another clean sheet, Joe Hart was an important part of the team's 1 - 0 win in a tight contest at Crystal Palace.

Julius Randle and Aaron Harrison went off for the Kentucky Wildcats, who were locked in a tight contest with Belmont until the freshmen took over.

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Australian voters have spoken in the tightest contest in living memory.

New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney is locked in a tight contest in the state's 22nd District with Democrat Kim Myers.

Mike DeWine for U.S. Senate: $ 2,100 DeWine, an incumbent Republican from Ohio, is in a tight contest against Democratic representative Sherrod Brown.

However, the Guardian understands three of the campaign teams are still pushing for extra checks to be run on the 367,000 new members and supporters who have signed up to vote since the general election over fears undiscovered infiltration could make a difference in a tight contest.

The Conservative mayor is locked in a tight contest with his Labour rival Ken Livingstone.

In a hypothetical matchup against Gillibrand, the two are locked in a tight contest.

In a statement to Newsday, Suozzi criticized the current county executive, Ed Mangano, who defeated him four years ago in a tight contest, for presiding over a decline in the county.

Tester won re-election in a tight contest with Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg.

In a tight contest, Charles Schwab came in third, posting the highest score available for the breadth of investment choices.

Not exact matches

Just when it seems like Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt was losing ground and a tight three - way contest in the Calgary - Centre by - election, right - wing cable channel Sun News swooped in with news that will stir up the anti-Liberal sentiments among Conservative voters in the riding.

The Hammers have only lost once in their last 13 games and, in Dimitri Payet, they have a man capable of settling a tight contest with a moment of magic.

In the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to onIn the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to onin by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to one.

However, Kelce was the third most popular tight end in Thursday night contests which means he's not offering contrarian value.

The final score at Wembley on Saturday, a 1 - 0 defeat for Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in which Harry Kane scored the winner, implies a tighter contest than the one we saw.

The FC Dynamo Kyiv winger settled a tight contest at the Metalist Arena in the home side's favour with a composed finish four minutes past the hour.

Wilcock is hoping it will be third time lucky for her during her reign as the Dark Blues skipper, and Street believes it will be a much tighter contest in December.

Their 1 - 0 win over United in the FA Cup was a really tight contest, and it took them a long time to break down 10 men.

In the Bet365 correct score market, a Fulham 2 - 1 wager is having appeal at 8/1 but this should be a fairly tight contest.

The U17's were held scoreless in a 0 - 0 stalemate against Weston on Saturday, a tight contest between the top two teams in the U17 Southeast Division.

A place in the Wembley final, of course, is at stake in this one, so it is probably going to be a tight contest as the Tangerines are a good home side.

The contest, in its fourth year, challenges students to create a healthy meal on a tight budget.

These students, and others from 14 local public high schools, were competing in Cooking Up Change, a healthy cooking contest in which teams were challenged to create nutritious school lunches on a tight budget — $ 1 per meal — and limited ingredients and prep work.

Vanderhoef was the early frontrunner in this race, largely due to his higher name recognition (recall he also ran for LG as John Faso's running mate in 2006), but he told me this morning that the contest is tighter than expected.

A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows the Senate races in Georgia and Iowa all but decided, while the North Carolina contest remains tight.

Contests in Republican - held Tennessee and Democratic - held Maryland looked tight as well, depending on the poll.

Huntley is engaged in a tight primary contest with City Councilman James Sanders, who was endorsed this morning by the NY Daily News.

Johnson won a full two - year term in the 2008 elections, but lost his seat in a very tight race 2010 to Republican Mineola Mayor Jack Martins, who is now in a hotly contested race with Democratic businessman Adam Haber.

NEW POLLS SHOW TIGHT SENATE RACES IN NC, KY... New polls in four southern states that could determine whether the Democrats keep control of the Senate in this November's midterm elections indicate close contestIN NC, KY... New polls in four southern states that could determine whether the Democrats keep control of the Senate in this November's midterm elections indicate close contestin four southern states that could determine whether the Democrats keep control of the Senate in this November's midterm elections indicate close contestin this November's midterm elections indicate close contests.

But firebrand Rep. Allen West (R) remained locked in a razor - tight contest with businessman Patrick Murphy (D) in Florida's 18th district.

That fall, though the company worked for several heavy favorites that won seats in Albany, its clients in tight State Senate contests found themselves crying into the punch bowl at their election night parties.

The tight race won't be officially decided until later this month, said Ulster Elections Commissioner Tom Turco, when the contested ballots in all five counties will be opened, judged and counted.

Tim Farron, regarded as the frontrunner in a two - horse race, is thought to have as many former MPs backing him, but it is significant that two former party leaders are willing to give their backing to Lamb in what may emerge to be a tighter contest than previously thought.

The hotly contested race has grown tighter in recent months as the candidates spar over a range of domestic issues, including the economy and jobs, in an effort to woo critical swing voters.

Bradley Cooper's perm wins the contest for tightest curls over Emma Thompson in Saving Mr Banks.

With a tight time schedule working against him and an elderly baseball scout (Alan Arkin) that appears to sleep through the tryouts, J.B. hits the road, papering every town they stop in with flyers for the Million Dollar Arm contest.

According to William Hill, Martin Boyce is the 11/10 favourite to scoop this year's Turner Prize, followed by George Shaw at 13/8 in a very tight contest that sees the outsider Karla Black for a 6/1 shot for victory.

CB1 Gallery is pleased to present Tight Ass: Labor Intensive Drawing and Realism, a group exhibition curated by Brett Reichman featuring 14 artists working in diverse approaches that contest the assumption that realism is incompatible with a critical engagement in contemporary culture.

On a given day in Tokyo, the diverse array of people using bicycles here in this urban sprawl of 30 million souls includes: the middle - aged salary man riding to work on his fold - up bike in his business suit every day; the trendy adolescent skipping off to do some window shopping; the stay - at - home mother dropping not one, but two kids off at school; the pack of old men determined not to be late for their morning gate - ball contest; and, the serious cyclist kitted out in tight lycra and a fancy water - bottle pouch.