Sentence examples for close battle from inspiring English sources

There is also a close battle for second in New Hampshire and, to the extent it matters, another close battle for fourth place.

He too spoke of room for improvement and predicted a close battle in qualifying.

Still, until the beginning of the year, MSNBC.com and CNN.com were in a close battle.

Hamilton acknowledged that it had been a close battle across the front of the grid.

"It was a close battle with Lewis; he had one chance, and he took it," he added.

A senior Unite official who lost a close battle with Len McCluskey to lead Britain's biggest union has been sacked.

FIVE VICTOR OVER ALUMNI, 51-20; Has Close Battle in First Half, but Runs Away With Game in the Second.

We had a good solid draw at Trent Bridge and then beat Lancashire in a close battle.

But who the winner is in the close battle will not be clear until early next week.

It is often difficult to square the up close battle scenes with Pentagon assertions that all is moving apace.

For now, Mr. Forrester seems to be locked in a close battle with Mr. Schundler for the nomination.