Sentence examples for heated race from inspiring English sources
In the unexpectedly heated race for the unglamorous office of city comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, repelled a last-minute comeback attempt by Eliot Spitzer, who resigned as governor over his use of prostitutes.
The Bronx Democratic Party chairman said yesterday that he was withdrawing his support from Representative Eliot L. Engel's bid for re-election this year, a move that is likely to intensify the competition in an already heated race for Congress.
The last time they did so, Mr. Obama was still a candidate who had defeated Mr. Clinton's wife for the Democratic nomination in a sometimes heated race, and the two men were trying to demonstrate cordiality toward each other.
Page A5 NEW CANDIDATE IN EGYPT A former deputy of the ousted President Hosni Mubarak announced his presidential candidacy, shaking up an already heated race that is emerging as a contest between former government officials and Islamists who have surged in influence.
The already heated race for Staten Island district attorney became even more highly charged yesterday when James P. Molinaro, the borough president, officially broke ranks with his former aide, District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan Jr., and endorsed the Democratic candidate in the race.
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Trump's rivals, also backed away from similar pledges, inserting a new kind of acrimony into the already heated race.
Unusual numbers of absentee ballots were cast in advance in this season's most heated races.
Chacon, along with his nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters, has run or worked on more than 100 campaigns, including heated races for city councils, water districts and school boards.
In the heated Colorado race, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo).
All eyes watching the increasingly heated congressional race between Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill).
As Chairman of the GAC, Oppenheimer lobbied vigorously for international arms control and funding for basic science, and attempted to influence policy away from a heated arms race.
