Sentence examples for nearest contender from inspiring English sources

Bookshops expect to find The Line of Beauty harder to shift than its nearest contender, David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas.

Also mentions that Geraldine Ferraro is 15 points ahead of her nearest contender in the race for the Democratic nomination to the Senate.

Seven of the top 10 best-selling artist albums were recorded by British acts, with James Bay and Jess Glynne the most prominent newcomers – although all were left trailing by Adele, whose 25 sold 1.5m copies more than the nearest contender, Sheeran's X. Kim Bayley, ERA CEO, said, "Ten years ago the entertainment business was on the edge of a precipice.

Shafiul Alam is the mayor of the town, gaining a landslide win over his nearest contender M Abul Kalam Azad in the 2008 mayoral election.

America's foreign-born population of 38m is nearly four times larger than those of Russia or Germany, the nearest contenders.

Liverpool are now the Blues' nearest contenders, Brendan Rodgers's side moving above the Gunners with a 3-0 win at Southampton.

This success was repeated in the following season, when Sunderland won their second League title, this time 11 points ahead of their nearest contenders.

One near contender for VHC status deserves special analysis: 'Berlusconi to set organized elections going?

The group are outselling their nearest chart contender Rod Stewart by three to one with their second album which has sold 94,000 copies in the two days since it went on sale on Monday.

A full 54% of women from both parties now have a favorable view of Clinton, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released last week – nearly double the nearest Republican contender polled.

The Atlanta Braves had the league E.R.A. leader entering Saturday in Jurrjens, and a near-miss contender in Tommy Hanson.