Sentence examples for in a distant second from inspiring English sources

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Mr. Paul came in a distant second.

(The emperor came in a distant second).

She came in a distant second, with less than ten per cent of the vote.

Time Warner Cable comes in a distant second, with around 20percentt.

Democracy comes in a distant second to growth, if at all.

He ran in 1993 against Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, but came in a distant second.

The budget deficit came in a distant second, at eleven per cent.

Mr. Flowers ran against Mrs. Wallace and came in a distant second.

Outside Moscow, the Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, came in a distant second, as had been expected.

The Communist Party, which complained of widespread violations, came in a distant second.

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Gloria De Campeao, a 5-year-old bred in Brazil, finished a distant second in this race a year ago.

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