Sentence examples for a close split from inspiring English sources

"He's thinking perhaps Obama and Clinton will have a close split of delegates once the primaries are over, and his 300 or 400 delegates will make the difference.

Months later, Kentikian defend WBA Female title against Carina Moreno, but lost a close split decision.

A poll by Quinnipiac University of solely Republican voters showed a close split on the matter, with 38percentt saying Moore should keep running and 42percentt saying he should not.

In summer 2012, when the court ended with a close split on President Obama's healthcare law and Arizona's strict immigration law, Scalia and Ginsburg had agreed in 56% of the term's cases — the lowest rate of any two justices.

HAND status, the absence or presence of HAND, was obtained for almost all database individuals (96%%), and indicated a close split between non-HAND (44 %) and HAND (52%%) patients.

In a victory that surely caught Jones's attention, Harding won a close split-decision over Montell Griffin, who handed Jones his only loss, albeit on a disqualification.

Billy Joe Saunders handed Chris Eubank Jr the first defeat of his career after prevailing by a close split-decision victory to keep his European, British and Commonwealth middleweight titles.

The fight was subsequently described as a "competitive and highly entertaining fight" and the result was reviewed as a "disputed" close split decision.

Gregg M. Mashberg New Rochelle, N.Y., June 3 , 2009• To the Editor: Re "Israel and U.S. Can't Close Split on Settlements" (front page, June 2): This split stems from a significant disconnect that should not be chalked up to mere semantics.

That's been especially true when democratic Israel, like the U.S., has had a close hawk-dove split.

Triple world champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap in Spanish Grand Prix practice with Ferrari's local favourite Fernando Alonso a close second to split the Red Bull drivers.