Sentence examples for tighter contest from inspiring English sources

But polling that once showed a blowout suggests a tighter contest.

It is a much tighter contest than last year, but for me Watt is still the right choice.

Ohio, which two weeks ago seemed to be slipping from Mr. Romney's grasp, has become a tighter contest, according to polls released late last week.

Kirilenko ousted Peng Shuai 7-5 6-2 and Wickmayer won a tighter contest against Jana Cepelova 7-6 (8/6) 7-6.

This year's presidential race promises to be a tighter contest in Indiana but Bumpas isn't impressed by the choice of candidates.

A more recent poll showed a tighter contest, with 32% saying "yes" and 29% "no", and the remainder as yet undecided.

Those of us who before the series counselled caution in overblowing England's chances and expected a tighter contest are now being seen as gloom-mongers.

The 2005 loss was a huge upset, but the 2009 series was expected to be a tighter contest between two moderately talented teams.

Ms. Cutter and other campaign officials brushed off the numbers, saying that the campaign had always banked on a tighter contest and that the state polls were relatively stable.

This was to ensure, said the Mail on Sunday, that Churchill did not leap too far ahead in the running, making it a tighter contest and ensuring more viewers and more votes.

An Ashcroft poll suggests Reckless is ahead of the Tories by nine points, but this will be a tighter contest and the Conservatives are yet to pick their candidate.