Sentence examples for after nearest from inspiring English sources

Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title after nearest challengers Aberdeen lost to Dundee United at Tannadice.

Chelsea remain five points clear at the top of the Premier League table after nearest rivals Manchester City could only draw 1-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Laurent Blanc's side are well placed to claim a fourth successive league title after nearest rivals Lyon slipped to a 4-2 home defeat against Montpellier on Friday.

Despite the defeat Ospreys stay top of the Pro12, after nearest rivals Glasgow and Munster both lost over the weekend, while Scarlets stay in seventh.

Paul Hanagan has successfully defended the Flat jockeys' championship after nearest rival Silvestre de Sousa failed to win all his races at Doncaster.

Another man who will be in Singapore is Rory McIlroy, who along with Tiger Woods, skipped Mission Hills but holds a 800,000 euro lead at the top of the European Tour money list after nearest challengers Justin Rose and Peter Hanson finished in a tie for 24th.

We sought to determine the recurrence rate after near-total and subtotal resection of acoustic neuroma.

The fur seal and the elephant seal are now regenerating after near extinction.

The euro settled at $1.3545, after nearing a nine-month low.

Comptroller Wanted Washington-based institution seeks new leadership after near-brush with death.

Even those innovations that worked often did so only after near disasters.