Sentence examples for closed the gap for from inspiring English sources

There is little doubt that City, even if it does not win the title, has closed the gap for good on United under its wealthy Middle Eastern owners.

Patchell converted but Bradley Davies was caught offside from the restart and O'Gara quickly closed the gap for Munster to 10-6.

Two penalties from Burns closed the gap for Gloucester but Lamb's kick saw the Saints lead by 11 points at the break.

Showing the comeback pattern of some of his past races in the state, McGovern closed the gap for a while.

Added Steinhauser: "I think [O'Rourke] boosted turnout for the Democrats in such a way that it closed the gaps for congressional candidates".

They won 87-73, closing the gap for best record and home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference.

Primaries have been particularly strong at closing the gap for disadvantaged children.

I was working for Heinrich Haussler, closing the gap for him but I saw a possibility to get away.

Democrats answered with a proposal on Wednesday that included new fees — which require only a majority vote — to close the gap for this year and next, when the state is expected to fall even further behind.

" Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "If Nicky Morgan is committed to closing the gap for disadvantaged children the last thing she should do is to divide children into ability sets and to use Ofsted to enforce this.

"A lot of what the VR View project is about is in trying to close the gap for those companies".