Sentence examples for were left clinging from inspiring English sources

Just as at Falkirk on Sunday, Rangers were left clinging to a single goal lead in the dying stages.

The Wild (22-16-3) dropped third third straight and were left clinging to a 2-point lead over the Red Wings, the Stars and the Blue Jackets.

Police officers in the state of Queensland were left clinging to trees while snakes and crocodiles roamed the streets after days of heavy rainfall.

Christos Kontis could have flicked in Nektarios Alexandrou's corner: ifs and maybes, perhaps, but Chelsea were left clinging to their lead when they would have expected to have prevailed far more comfortably.

Giroud apologised to his team-mates who had to battle with 10 men for most of the second half and were left clinging on for victory as QPR exerted late pressure having scored through Charlie Austin's 79th minute penalty.

Udinese dominated the first half and led 2-0 against Lazio but after conceding the spot-kick and having Gabriele Angella sent off with 23 minutes remaining, they were left clinging on for the rest of the game.

The Whittles are left clinging to the hope that the aftermath of the tragedy will not claim anyone else.

And because one simply cannot, one is left clinging to the edges of his rhetoric like bobsledder thrown free on a high hairpin turn.

The result also means that their fellow former Premier League club are left clinging to their third-tier status by a thread.

At that point, Obama would be left clinging to the least-inclusive count, which he now leads by 441,558 votes (551,780, including caucuses).

When Mr. Netanyahu forced Mr. Obama to back down and the Israeli leader implemented a more limited and temporary building halt, Mr. Abbas was left clinging to the maximalist position.