Sentence examples for closest opponent from inspiring English sources

Danville is 800 miles from Wayne, the closest opponent.

Their closest opponent, Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H., is about seven hours away.

Ms. Coakley won the Democratic primary election on Dec. 8 with 47 percent of the vote, compared with 28 percent for her closest opponent.

A Rasmussen poll on February 1st gave him a 15-point lead over his closest opponent for the Republican nomination, the state's senior senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison.

His closest opponent in the UMP leadership election, Bruno Le Maire, secured fully 29% of the vote, a result that far exceeded his team's expectations.

Ms. Long was holding a large lead over her closest opponent, Representative Bob Turner of Brooklyn and Queens, with more than half of all precincts reporting.

Legislators said Ms. Brewer, who is seeking a full term, was long prepared to sign such a bill, and her closest opponents in the primary all backed it.

Behind, there was a few seconds' hesitation among his closest opponents, led by Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway and Alejandro Valverde of Spain, and that was enough.

The player comprehends better which areas in which he is expected to provide cover, and where the onus is upon him to close opponents down.

Keep your eyes open for the closer opponents, but stay out of their sight.

Although the conference brought together Alaska-Anchorage and Alaska-Fairbanks, their closest league opponent will be Bemidji State, in northern Minnesota, about 3,000 miles away.