Sentence examples for be a close run from inspiring English sources

MeteoGroup senior forecaster Paul Mott said: "It will be a close run thing really.

If you listened to the pundits with the loudest mouths in the lead-up to last year's US Presidential election, you probably thought it would be a close run thing.

Karzai has assiduously courted such minority leaders in the run up to next Thursday's election, which is likely to be a close run thing, according to a poll released yesterday.

It would likely be a close run thing if the punditry teams swapped golf jumpers for goalposts, given that ITV on Tuesday unveiled a line-up who include Fabio Cannavaro, Roy Keane, Lee Dixon, Gus Poyet, Patrick Vieira, Glenn Hoddle and Ian Wright.

But it may be a close run thing by the time winter has run its course.

He continued: "I think the series is going to be a close run thing.

If the show were a Presidential primary it would be a closer run thing than Iowa and while convincing for me to buy a 10 programme it was not enough to, make me want the 40 Chris Rock hoodie.

Friday's vote by Fifa executives on whether to release Michael Garcia's World Cup corruption inquiry report could be a closer run poll than first expected.

That was a close run thing though.

It was a close run thing, however.

Even by Italian standards, it was a close run thing.