Sentence examples for make a race of it from inspiring English sources

"Maryellen's a good candidate, with the money to still make a race of it.

And, for one night anyway, a media eager to make a race of it was willing to go along with him.

Still, both vessels were en route to the Mediterranean after a winter in the Caribbean, so it was decided to make a race of it.

And that in turn would make it possible for unknown, underfinanced candidates to build on early success and make a race of it.

Henderson trails by £110,000 and conceded defeat in today's Racing Post but Nicholls believes his rival is privately determined to make a race of it.

The reigning champion Brave Inca will be extremely hard to beat but Jessica Harrington, trainer of last season's runner-up Macs Joy, feels that her horse "will really make a race of it next March".

For a brief, shining moment, the Italians made a race of it.

Specter, hitherto the consummate political survivor, should probably be given credit for making a race of it at all.

But Mr. Stedem has made a race of it, arguing that his "life" experience outweighs Mr. Putnam's four years in Tallahassee.

Despite being outspent and having almost no support from national conservative groups, Young made a race of it by rallying his base of evangelical Christians and tea party voters angry with the federal government and eager for the next fight.

If the Nets lose, they will fall into a tie with the Washington Wizards, who have made a race of it with consecutive victories over the Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics.