Sentence examples for tense voting from inspiring English sources

London won after a maximum four rounds of incredibly tense voting, beating Paris by 54 votes to 50.

After the tense voting on pro cedure, Representative Wilbur D. Mills, Democrat of Arkan sas and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, opened the general debate with a spir ited defense of the bill.

Its parliamentary majority has already been eroded due to a tense vote on the latest austerity package.

Thailand's opposition leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva, was today confirmed as Thailand's third prime minister in as many months after a tense vote in parliament.

But none of that prevented a desperate, bitter struggle over ownership in the 1990s with declining performance, a private-equity buy-out offer and a tense vote among the small group of private shareholders – the majority of them extended Clark family members, the descendants of Cyrus and James.

After a tense vote, the Riders of the Mark chose to stay.

"Succession" suffered from a slow start, only truly hitting its stride around Episode 6, when Kendall leads the board in a tense vote of no confidence against Logan, who's recently suffered a stroke, unleashing a sequence of events within the Roy family that are both comical and horrifying.

The day progressed from uneventful voting to tense ballot collection and, finally, revelry for supporters of the movement to join Russia.

Those problems, combined with the long and intense rivalry between Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. Ouattara, have contributed to the tense post-vote climate here.

If the prime minister expels Morley from the party it could be perilous, with tense parliamentary votes on the horizon including government attempts to part-privatise the Royal Mail.

The unusually tense committee vote on Wednesday was an indication of how strong feelings are about the legislation.