Sentences with phrase «of tight contests»

With the acquisition of Wade, Erik Spoelstra now has a closer he can go to down the stretch of tight contests.

Not exact matches

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.

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 one.

Still, while Lukaku's physical attributes may point towards more of a imposing, battling figure up front, his big - game record suggests he lacks something mentally to decide the tightest contests.

Roy Hodgson's bottom - of - the - table Eagles edged a tight contest at a sold - out Amex Stadium but they were unable to make a breakthrough as their search for a first league goal on the road since April continues.

Just as it looked like a tight contest was set to finish scoreless, Gylfi Sigurdsson's 90th - minute corner found Hordur Magnússon unmarked, and the ball struck the left - back's shoulder before looping into the net for the only goal of the game.

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.

One example of an MP who does do this is Jon Cruddas, who carved himself a constituency during the deputy leadership contest, is courted heavily before tight votes, argues, but almost always votes loyally.

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.

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.

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 contests.

Democrats are sure to pick up at least 28 seats, but that number could rise as high as 30 — or more — depending on the outcomes of several VERY tight contests.

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.

The latest trends include colorful tights and leggings, which Jill will be showing us how to wear through a series of online vignettes, Twitter tips and a Facebook contest.

It was a tight contest, with many students from all over the region submitting pieces of high quality work that showed both excellent written skills and good imaginations, but Kirsty did really well at producing a finished article that was a cut above the rest.

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

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.

We sometimes become disillusioned about the worth of each individual vote, but a tight three - way contest will demonstrate the importance of every ballot.

On the lighter side as well, we're also going to pick a winner of my Hold Me Tight contest and we'll going to find out who that one lucky couple is that's going to win the free weekend with me coming up on January 30th.