Sentence examples for primary it was from inspiring English sources

"But in this primary, it was Bush 1,255 votes, Gore 1,235.

But in last month's Democratic primary, it was clear that many voters aren't aware of that detail.

And during a campaign swing through this city on the eve of the Washington primary, it was clear he had struck a chord.

During his time in Nevada, Paul made an excursion to a skating rink in Pahrump, a desert town in Nye County, which is a Paul stronghold — in the 2008 Nevada primary, it was the only county that voted for him.

An original field of seven candidates was whittled to only five in the primary; it was so unclear which of four candidates had finished second that the Campaign Finance Board issued matching funds for the runoff to all of them.

His opponents -- in the primary it was Jim Florio, a Democrat and the former governor, and in the general election it was Mr. Franks -- tried to make Mr. Corzine's record-breaking spending the dominant campaign issue.

"In a primary, it is extraordinary," he said.

For it governs a number so primary it is called just "alpha".

"No primary, it's a plus," Mr. Richardson said before addressing parents and supporters of a thriving private school here.

In light of last week's Illinois primary, it's also a reminder of our tenuous appreciation of same.

In other words, this isn't the Republican primary; it's the Tea Party primary, and the various candidates are struggling to understand the lay of the new course.