Sentence examples for are virtually even from inspiring English sources

Beyond the number of seats in Congress, if one adds up all the votes cast in 2000 for the House of Representatives across 435 individual districts, they are virtually even between the parties.

And for the first time, the gender balance is virtually even — 623 men and 620 women.

In the latest polls, the race appears to be virtually even.

Over all, advancing stocks were virtually even with declines on the New York Stock Exchange, with more than 1.06 billion shares traded.

Weichert's rate of sales for the first half of October was virtually even with October 2000 in New Jersey.

At that point, Thirty Six Red moved up and went head and head with Burnt Hills, and Champagneforashley was virtually even with them around the turn.

The male to female ratio is virtually even, and our conversion rate from members to subscribers is three times higher than the industry average".

In the race to succeed Representative Rick Hill, a Republican who is retiring, Nancy Keenan, a Democrat and the superintendent of public instruction, was virtually even with her Republican opponent, Dennis Rehberg, a former lieutenant governor.

Her approval rating has dropped 12% since last year (she's taken hits with men, independents and Republicans) and polls show that she's virtually even in head-to-head match-ups against each of the likely Republican candidates.

By advocating government action as the first response to black unemployment, "progressive" opinion makers encourage the popular stereotype that blacks and welfare are virtually synonymous (even though the bulk of handouts go to red-state whites).

Instruments are virtually unaffordable even for established professionals, who often have to borrow theirs.