To the extent policy contests have leaked out from back rooms, they are inevitably reported through the prism of division.
"In a hotly contested state election where to some extent, it was a contest between outside money and boots-on-the-ground, grassroots organzing on the other side money won," Heilemann said.
Greece and Turkey contest the extent of Greek airspace around the islands, Athens claiming 10 miles while Ankara only recognises six.
China and to a lesser extent the other countries contesting the Spratly Islands, appear to have been dredging sand from within atolls, behind the fringing reef, effectively reclaiming land from the structure itself.
That limits these contests to some extent, as a business couldn't offer up a large number of more expensive prizes, like computers or other pricier electronics.
Analysts said the closeness of the contest showed the extent to which the Radical Party had tapped into widespread disillusionment with the country's progress since Mr. Tadic's Democratic Party helped defeat Mr. Milosevic in 2000.
The Carnahan campaign replies that Mr Ashcroft is a religious fanatic who is in the pocket of drug manufacturers and who played politics with race by torpedoing the Senate's appointment of a black judge from the state.Despite the animosity, however, the most striking feature of the Senate contest is the extent to which it is animated by the same issues that dominate the presidential campaign.
While those things are still true to some extent, the rise of fancy schmancy contests with obscene purses has made Tampa more of a relaxed, good time sort of deal (especially for pros).
The extent to which males compete in contests over dominance may determine the extent to which male rank is surrogate for some aspect of quality or competitive ability as opposed to merely representing group tenure length [ 34].
The breakdown of the vote highlighted again the extent to which the Obama-Clinton contest has divided along racial lines.
