Sentence examples for tighter contests from inspiring English sources

Uptown, where he had joined some friends for an election dinner party at the Lowell Hotel, Alec Baldwin seemed to have already shifted focus to the tighter contests, cautiously optimistic that the president would win re-election.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Siddiq just fought and won one of the tightest contests in the country.

This year's ever-shifting race, with its wealth of good movies, has some really tight contests, like best original screenplay.