Sentences with phrase «race as a contest»

He certainly loves this fixture and he's lit it up again with his performance today, surely all but ending the title race as a contest this season.

Playing into Pep Guardiola's hands, City dominated and did plenty of damage with the ball, earning a 2 - 1 victory that many feel has ended this season's title race as a contest.

Not exact matches

As Damon Runyan said, «The race is not always to the swift nor the contest to the strong — but that's the way to bet.»

If there's one thing as surprising as the fact that outsider newcomers have outpaced establishment veterans in the Republican presidential race so far, it's that the contest is playing out in a state that has legalized marijuana.

It is turning out to be the most hotly contested top four fight ever, with Man City, Liverpool, Man United, Southampton and the spuds all in a «rat race» as Louis van Gaal called it.

As expected, the Southeast Division race is tightly contested and the division race could come down to the very last day of the regular season.

The Catalan giants are on course to deliver two trophies this season, as while they boast a 12 - point lead in the La Liga title race with just five games remaining, they will contest the Copa del Rey final this weekend.

Although relatively young, Katie was named as a senior member of the women's endurance team, along with 22 - year - old Elinor Barker, and will also contest the scratch race, omnium and individual pursuit.

The latter having to contest this race as it is the longest event.

On Saturday, Manchester City welcome Manchester United to the Etihad - where a win and 3 points will end the already one - sided Premier League race this season as a contest.

Two points clear of the chasing pack and also boasting a couple of games in hand, no - one would dare contest our next statement that United are well and truly in the driving seat as far as this race for the Premiership crown is concerned, as we are merely stating the blooming obvious.

Saturday's Great North CityGames offers the stage for the pair to end their seasons with a strong street sprint, as they both contest 150m races on the Gateshead Quayside.

The recent AW cover star hopes to double up and contest both the 1500m and 3000m in Belgrade and, having only raced longer distances so far this year, Muir will be using Saturday's 1000m as a key part of her preparations.

Fans in the UK can watch the action live exclusively on Eurosport 2 and via the Eurosport Player from 7 - 9 pm to witness an historic moment as Farah contests his last ever track race and athletes go head - to - head in some top battles.

There aren't many teams who match - up with Juve as well as Lazio do, and with the title race as tightly contested as it was, the Bianconeri were facing a monumental task to keep pace with the leaders.

Monday was the last day for candidates to file nominating petitions for the April 13 election, which will feature races for various village positions as well as contests for school boards, park district boards and library boards.

The 1997 McHenry County Fair will feature a traditional midway, horse shows, harness racing, livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, chainsaw artists and farm contests such as cow milking and rooster crowing.

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.

The defeated New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle race Valentino Nii Noi Nortey will contest the seat as an independent candidate, starrfmonline.com can confirm.

he defeated New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle race Valentino Nii Noi Nortey will contest the seat as an independent candidate, starrfmonline.com can confirm.

The defeated New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant in the Klottey Korle race Valentino Nii Noi Nortey will contest the seat as an...

The race to replace Skelos in the narrowly divided Senate is being closely watched as well as hotly contested.

The race, one of the more costly contests for a Senate seat, comes as Republicans hang on to their narrow majority in the chamber.

Fidler is favored to win this contest, and despite their considerable financial edge over the Democrats, the Republicans are likely to keep their powder dry on this race unless internal polls show the odds improving for Storobin as election day nears.

12 of the Presidential hopefuls in the 2016 elections were Monday disqualified by the Electoral Commission after the commission okayed just four as fit to contest the race.

Democrats, meanwhile, insisted they could remain competitive in at least one race for the Senate on Long Island as the contest between GOP incumbent Michael Venditto and Democrat John Brooks remained took close to call.

The bookies» favourite in the race to succeed Tim Farron as the Liberal Democrat leader has said she will not be contesting the top job.

The new commercial by a pro-McCain group, A Secure Arizona, will target Republican primary voters on air and online as the fifth - term lawmaker attempts to define his race on the issue of national security and fend off primary opponents in a contest that already features former state Sen. Kelli Ward.

The 2016 Senate race in North Carolina could be just as competitive as the 2014 contest, which flooded local televisions with more than $ 100 million in political ads to become one of the most expensive congressional races in history.

Much like a previous radio ad on this subject, this spot casts the race for governor as a two - person contest between «two major candidates» — Paladino and Cuomo — making no mention of the third contender, Republican Rick Lazio, whom Paladino must first defeat in a primary before facing off against the AG.

But he couldn't assess its impact on races such as the tight Nassau county executive contest between Democrat Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins.

After a hotly contested campaign, the Congressional race in the 13th District, which is comprised of Northern Manhattan and a portion of the Bronx, finally reached the end of its road as the Democratic Primary was held this past Tues., Jun. 24th.

New York State has a slew of fascinating congressional races, from sure things for one party that will still bring a new face, like the contests to replace Charlie Rangel in CD13 after nearly fifty years or Steve Israel in CD3, to a bunch of races that could unseat young representatives and flip seats, such as Republicans Lee Zeldin on Long Island (CD1) and Elise Stefanik (CD21) or Democrat Sean Maloney (CD18).

Senate races will still be overshadowed by their presidential counterpart in the general election, especially when so many Senate battlegrounds — like those in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida — double as key contests in the presidential race.

Meanwhile, although the contest in Stoke had been widely portrayed as a two - horse race — and thus the third placed Conservative vote was supposedly vulnerable to a squeeze — Conservative support also increased there (by a couple of points) too.

That left Velazquez as one of four candidates and the only Hispanic left in a hotly contested race to fill the seat being vacated by term - limited Councilman James Vacca.

Races to fill two vacant legislative seats began to solidify on Tuesday as candidates filed nomination papers with state election officials, setting the battle lines in contests that Democrats hope will bolster their momentum heading into November's mid-term elections.

Should Martins win in court, it would likely turn the race to fill the seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Steve Israel from a high turnout contest that typically favors Democrats to a race that could draw as little as 10 percent turnout.

National Republicans fear they've got a problem on their hands in an upcoming special election to replace former Rep. Michael Grimm, as the party is poised to nominate Staten Island DA Dan Donovan — a figure who could thrust the contest into the heated debate over race and police tactics.

Padavan served as the senator representing District 11 in northeast Queens for 38 years before losing a hotly contested race against former City Councilman Tony Avella in November.

The group Citizens Action says there's still «plenty of time» before the Monday night budget deadline for Cuomo and lawmakers to agree to expand public financing to include the governor's race as sell as Senate and Assembly contests.

Voter enthusiasm over countywide contests for comptroller, clerk and sheriff is gauged as low, while a dearth of races in the City of Buffalo is tamping down any expectations of substantial turnout there.

As the race enters a final phase that will include a series of candidate debates (Editor's note: This story went to press before Wednesday night's debate; we'll have a full report on it in next week's Kingston Times...) and a relentless schedule of public events and fundraisers across a sprawling 11 - county district, both campaigns would like to make the contest a referendum on Gibson's two - year record in Congress.

That is why the suburban voters, who represent 2/3 of the county electorate, will hold the deciding edge in the three countywide contests, as well as the legislative races that will determine control of County Hall.

ALBANY — Last night's Democratic primary race is shaping up as one of the lowest - turnout statewide contests in recent memory.

Perez Williams is in a hotly contested race with Ben Walsh, who has received support from some local Democratic elected officials in his effort to win as an independent candidate.

Syracuse's four - person race for mayor enters its final month as a two - person contest between Democrat Juanita Perez Williams, left, and independent Ben Walsh, third from left, according to a Syracuse.com/Spectrum News / Siena College poll made public Tuesday.

The hotly contested governor's race has captured most of the headlines, but the party also will nominate a slate of candidates for other statewide offices, as well as U.S. House and Senate seats.

What normally would have been a local contest with little national interest partially evolved into an early referendum on Obama, his polices to jumpstart the economy, and the reputations of the Democratic and Republican parties, as both national parties and their congressional committees poured money and resources into the race.

Race has played a significant role in the contest as many council members, and some groups outside the body, expressed an interest in having a person of color atop the legislative body given the city's diverse population.