Sentence examples for be closely contested in from inspiring English sources

Mr. Clinton went on to say that Mrs. Clinton is beating Mr. McCain in hypothetical match-ups in Florida, which is expected to be closely contested in November.

Senator Matheussen's district in South Jersey has become an increasingly Democratic area, and could be closely contested in the legislative elections this year as both parties focus on taking control of the Senate.

Her decision to enter a Senate race would provide House Democrats with an opportunity to pick up her seat, which has been closely contested in recent elections.

A 2011 analysis by Andrew Reeves of Washington University in St Louis, which examined nearly 1,000 presidential declarations between 1981 and 2004, shows that such declarations are twice as likely in states that are closely contested in electoral terms as in those that are not.

The tour itself has the air of a campaign, not only because Mr. Bush is trying to reposition himself in the American psyche but also because some states he plans to visit -- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin among them -- were closely contested in the last election and Mr. Bush would like to add them to his column in 2004.

The match was closely contested; in his autobiography, City's Mike Doyle described it as the hardest match of the whole cup run.

The legal significance of these actions will undoubtedly be closely contested.

The Donegal player expects the much-anticipated Championship opener to be closely contested.

Which explains why, in a Midwest battleground state that the Clinton campaign's data said would be closely contested, its ground game capacity was robust.

The Ipsos Pulse of the People survey undertaken in October and November 2013 showed that a number of provinces would be closely contested.

The match against Mr. Botvinnik, held in Moscow in 1954, was closely contested and ended in a 12-to-12 12-to-12 12-to-12