Sentence examples for a close competition from inspiring English sources

• To the Editor: I see nothing illogical that a close competition for the most important leadership role in the world would be extremely competitive.

The results of the energetic analysis show a close competition between reverse osmosis and distillation for seawater desalination.

It was a close competition, with each of the top five cities scoring within a 10-point range.

Even from the best perches on shore, depending on the draw of the course, it can be hard to tell who is actually winning in a close competition.

It was never supposed to be a close competition for Mr. Jeffries, and in the end, it wasn't: he was leading Mr. Barron by about 45 percentage points with 94 percent of precincts reporting.

It is a dispiriting fall for Oracle and the organizers of the first America's Cup in San Francisco, who hoped a close competition would reignite excitement for an event besieged by controversy and the death of a sailor in May.

It was a big win on the field for the Small Fry, with an 18-5 final score, but it was a closer competition on the bench.

Still, the sheer agenda of discussion items — and the presence of Mr. Barnett, a Washington lawyer who has represented some of the city's top political and media figures over the years — served as a reminder of what an extraordinarily close competition this was for these two celebrity candidates.

"This time it will be a very close competition.

"It was a really close competition, but I think I did enough to win".

The first preseason game, of course, was not nearly enough to settle what has been a rather close competition through camp between Clemens and Sanchez.