close contest

He faced two other candidates in a very close contest.

It was a close contest and produced a huge turnout.

The paper said that a close contest could push the price up to over $1bn (£610m).

But the vote is nonetheless seen as a close contest.

Rather, the two top contenders are in a very close contest.

The Predators lost their first game of the season in a close contest.

Expected to be a close contest, the series was tied 1-1.

For a report on that close contest, see Saturday's paper.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter Northwest lead the close contest, 17-16.

Although it is considered a close contest, the primary race may well prove to be the easy part.