The phrase "a virtual tie to" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a close competition or similarity, but it lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The election results showed a virtual tie to the previous year's turnout, indicating no significant change in voter engagement."
Alternatives: "a near tie with" or "a close match to".
Western New England University's latest survey was released on Saturday, showing Warren and incumbent Sen. Scott Brown (R) in a virtual tie at 45 to 43percentt, respectively.
The report, which ranks cities on a variety of characteristics that matter to corporate executives, concluded that New York and London were in a virtual tie at the top.
As Wall Street banks jockey to rake in the most deals, the race is tight, with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Goldman Sachs in a virtual tie at the top.
While The Who are well past the days that led to Lifehouse, their tech-music ambition still holds: in collaboration with Universal Music and the developer Immersive, the band created The Who Immersive App, a virtual tie-in to their The Who Hits 50! compilation album.
The latest statewide poll, conducted this month for The Rocky Mountain News and KCNC, the CBS affiliate in Denver, found that Mr. Gore had closed the advantage Mr. Bush held in July, 45percentto31percentcento to a virtual tie of 43 to 40, with Mr. Gore inside the margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Most notable was the contest in Ohio, where Romney and Rick Santorum were in a virtual tie leading up to the primary.
Mr. Bush and Mr. Kerry are locked in a virtual tie in New Jersey, according to a new poll, the latest sign that a state long considered reliably Democratic has become surprisingly competitive in this year's presidential race.
Austria will repeat its presidential election in September, the previous one having ended in a virtual tie, giving another chance to the far-right Freedom party's Norbert Hofer.
to a virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses, and that voting bloc is poised to play just as big of a role in the nation's first primary state.
Her double-digit lead over Mr. Obama has plummeted to a virtual tie.
