Sentence examples for competitive showdown from inspiring English sources

Ms. Davis's decision has the potential to turn the race to determine Gov. Rick Perry's successor into a rare competitive showdown between long-suffering Texas Democrats and the Republican conservatives who have ruled state politics for decades.

It's a fast, frantic and visually enthralling mode that led to some of the most dramatic competitive showdowns during the Call of Duty Championships.

The series' seven games, while increasingly contentious, were never actually competitive until Sunday's showdown.

Rarely does competitive golf produce the showdowns between Nos. 1 and 2 that help fuel the popularity of sports like tennis and college football.

Data compiled by the Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of California campaigns, shows that the $20 million in unlimited political party cash has only been spent on about two-dozen legislative races, mostly showdowns in competitive districts.

Tonight's final showdown was more competitive: the first round was the closest of the three nights.

You can't discount other athletes in the fiercely competitive discipline, but a fascinating showdown between Idowu and Tamgho; between the outdoor World and European Champion and his indoor counterpart; between experience and youth, promises to be one of the highlights of this season's athletics.

As the season's most competitive, nasty and costly primary showdown heads into its final stretch, widely divergent polling shows the outcome is uncertain.

Their competitive entanglements lead to a showdown with the Scare School course leader, Dean Hardscrabble (voiced by Helen Mirren), and the pair find themselves tossed out of the school and without much hope.

That means Kirk and Duckworth are headed for a Nov. 8 showdown in one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the country.

The UK has its own calendar of competitive eating events and websites dedicated to revolting food showdowns.