Sentences with phrase «close contender»

PS: The Baronne Duster was a very close contender for this spot.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double - digit lead over the next closest contender in a new Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll of potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates

Yuh - Line Niou, Assemblyman Ron Kim's chief of staff, was Cancel's closest contender earlier this year.

Certainly, though there are a few close contenders, The Dead has been firmly established as the best cinematic depiction of Joyce's work, and there are a number of reasons for this.

There are no other close contenders for GOTY 2017.

Though there were close contenders because of the necessity to compare all sub-types of burial (level, graded, guaranteed), Mutual of Omaha stood out with superior availability to wider demographics, simple and fast underwriting, and very comparable prices.

Manchester United remain Real Madrid and Barcelona's closest contenders for value, and with a return to the Champions League expected and an improved battle for the Premier League title, all certainly looks well with the Red Devils.

My favourite PERFORM protein of their's has got to be the Salted Maca Caramel, however with the launch of their new and improved Madagascar Vanilla flavoured PERFORM, I have to say that it is now a very close contender.

The presentation and options available for universal life insurance products edged New York Life slightly ahead of the next closest contender to follow.

This was a close contender, but we felt it didn't have the explosive growth potential of some of the MAVINS have, nor the vast commodity advantage of a nation such as Australia.

We're also tops, statistically speaking, in property - crime rates and a close contender in the murders - per - capita category.

The same poll showed that a similar 35 percent of all Republican voters support Trump, a strong lead over his closest contenders.

This sounds wonderful — I have a carrot rice soup I can never get enough of, and this looks like it could be a close contender.

Though vanilla is my favorite flavor (the combination of egg yolks and cream really does not need much more) lucuma is a close contender.

It's a close contender!

They are the latest bogeyman for so many clubs who are either trying to beat them or to position themselves as closest contender.

Over the summer, I got the impression from all the hype, and the «Arsenal are Chelsea's closest contenders» talk, that the players began to believe their own hype.

Kentucky is still a big favorite overall at even money with Duke and Arizona the closest contenders.

In the East region, it appears to be a two - team race between Villanova and Virginia, with Oklahoma, Louisville, Michigan State and Northern Iowa the closest contenders.

Like the East Region, the South Region is shaping up to be a two team race as well, this time between Duke and Gonzaga, with Iowa State and Utah the closest contenders.

In the West region, it's a virtual dead - heat between Arizona and Wisconsin, with the closest contenders being North Carolina and Baylor.

Mr. Amankwah, last Saturday, polled a total of 185 votes, while his closest contender, Akwasi Konadu, polled 176 votes.

Miracle Valentino today won the 2018 edition of the Big Brother Nigeria as he defeated his closest contender Cee - C Sunday evening.

Though I would have been very sad if the EC chair rejected President Mahama, I would be very happy and the happiest man on earth if Nana Addo was booted out because he is our closest contender» he stated.

His closest contender, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo - Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not credible and does not have any track record of providing solutions to developmental challenges.

Provisional results from the Tamale and Ankaful Prisons are in and President Mahama has beaten his closest contender Nana Akufo Addo.

Her closest contenders are Senator John Kerry with 21 % and former Senator John Edwards with 15 %.

With nearly all precincts reporting vote totals at 11:40 p.m., Espaillat had 36.65 percent of the vote — leading his closest contender, Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright, who had 33.77 percent, by more than 1,000 votes.

The American businessman, Donald Trump of the Republican Party beat his closest contender, Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, in what many described as a tough election with an unexpected result.

The American business mogul, Donald Trump of the Republican Party on Wednesday, beat his closest contender, Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, in...

She polled 4,161 votes while her closest contender who is the immediate past Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ledzokuku - Krowor; Daniel Amartey Mensah, had 2,092 votes.

Incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Madam Ursula Owusu - Ekuful, has beaten her closest contender Roni Nicol, to emerge winner in today's [Saturday] primary.

This followed the dismissal of the appeal filed by his close contender from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Alex Otti.

The deceased aspiring MP polled 4,350 votes to beat his closest contender, Dr Kpessah Whyte, who secured 3,189 votes in the NDC primaries to run the November poll on the ticket of the ruling NDC.

A 59 - year - old graduate farmer, Mathew Sung - aabu popularly known as Matco, who was the least talked about especially in the capital pulled a surprise when he marshaled 44 votes, beating his closest contender Alhaji Abdul - Nasir Mohammed Saani popularly known as Bunas by 5 to lead the NDC in the region.

He pulled a shocking 116 votes whilst his closest contender Mohammed A. Bantima Samba, who showed him the exit, gathered maximum 312 of the 566 total votes cast.

The closest contender to Syracuse is Wilmorite's «Lago Resort and Casino» proposed near Thruway Exit 41 in Seneca County.

Almonds surpass all other culinary nuts with ease; the closest contender is the cashew nut with 49 mg.

A close contender for me was the Vince Camuto «Court» sandal in beige which was more walkable / comfortable, but alas I wanted something higher with thinner straps.

my favorite is tulip and peonies but ranunculus is another close contender!

I might also note that no dresses made the «most worn» cut this year but the Ida Shirt Dress was a close contender.

The sheetmetal is at once sexy, sultry, and supremely muscular — gorgeous enough, in fact, to make it a close contender for our Design of the Year award.

The Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0's 500 - hp flat - six seems to be the closest contender with a specific output of 125.1 hp / liter; the 458 Italia trails slightly at 125 hp / liter.

All in all, the AmazonBasics Folding Metal Dog Crate is a very close contender to the MidWest offering exceptional value for money with near - matched quality.

Most of all, it is remarkably good - natured, but still willing to be active and exploratory, and thus more interesting than its closest contender in popularity, the ball python.

High - protein, high - fat but limited carbs and low in calories (417 kcal / cup) makes this a very close contender to Orijen.

A close contender to our top pick the Whistle, Fitbark is another great and smart way to monitor dogs that aren't getting enough exercise, are overweight, suffer with separation anxiety or you just need to keep an eye on their overall health.