As with all elections, each seat being contested will be different and the swing is never uniform.
If they do lose the Senate they will have a good chance of taking it back in 2016, when the map of states being contested will be more favourable to their party and the colouring of the electorate may even have entered the 1990s.
Other positions that will be hotly contested will be those in midfield, with Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey, Manchester United's Tom Cleverly and Swansea's Joe Allen all fighting to play alongside captain Ryan Giggs.
He knows that his take on his legacy will be contested; Bob Gates was only the first to put down his marker.
The organizers point out that all twenty-eight points will still be contested, which is true, but the unique ebb and flow of the match, another of its great attractions, has been irrevocably altered.
"But given that, for some countries in the EU, every megatonne of CO2 seems to be contested, I am sure that it will be fertile ground for more political trouble".
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But by openly and transparently allowing every part of our back-office processes to be contested we'll find out if there's a better or more effective way of doing it.
However, by the end of the forecast period, the No. 1 spot will be contested with Android, which will be at a very similar share level.
It could yet prove be a clever move by Namajunas, and that demonstration of commitment may show through in the fight, especially given the fact that this will be contested over five rounds, which will be a first for both fighters.
