Sentence examples for expensive contest from inspiring English sources

Obama and McCain waged a fierce and expensive contest.

But the South Carolina spectacle was an expensive contest for both the candidates and their party.

The appointment has set off a fiercely fought, unusually expensive contest to secure Ms. Dandekar's seat in a special election on Tuesday, an election that will determine whether the Democrats maintain a majority or whether the Republicans advance to tie.

The sensible Swedes have dramatically slimmed down the cost of staging the event, since the glory days when Azerbaijan is believed to have staged the most expensive contest ever.

But the third race, with only two candidates, the incumbent Steve Zimmer, a Teach for America alumnus, and Kate Anderson, a lawyer and former Congressional staff member, is expected to be decided Tuesday, making it the most watched — and most expensive — contest.

The race, run amid rancor about a new state law creating marriagelike civil unions for gay couples, ended up being the most expensive contest for governor in Vermont history, with Dr. Dean and his Republican opponent, Ruth Dwyer, each spending about $1 million.

The special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District is already one of the most hotly contested and absurdly expensive contests in congressional history.

In fact, my associate has arranged a meeting with a very dangerous and corrupt public official, one with an appetite for expensive contests of chance.

In a suburban Cleveland House race that is one of the most crucial and expensive contests in the country, the two Republican incumbents running against each other believe they aren't being heard.

He had a couple close calls in 2002 and 2004, which were expensive contests against credible Democratic candidates, but McAuliffe proved to be a solid campaigner who appealed to both moderate Republicans and conservative Democratic voters.

But that could increase electoral competition because, in the 2000 election, the national parties in effect abandoned 95% of the races to incumbents, and concentrated all their money and attention on 20 or 30 super-expensive contests.On balance, the bill, if it became law, could do more good than harm.