close finish

The women won their first challenge of the season in a very close finish.

The schools have played nine times since then, often to close finishes.

It would stand as the closest finish in race history for ten years.

A close finish to even the worst game is exciting.

Joe Clark suffered through the close finish of his daughter's race, too.

There were two complicating factors in this very close finish.

The southern group saw a close finish between 1.

Recently, the game has become known for last-minute, extremely close finishes.

This led to one of the closest finishes ever in an expedition race.

He won by -length in a very close finish with five other horses.

Consistent with the close finish of 1989, Hawthorn won the match by two points.

During his 2012 career he reached many category 1 finals including some very close finishes but never quite managed to win one.

A very close finish to the season saw three teams at the top finish within one point of each other.

England won the final match by one wicket in a close finish, but lost the series 2-1.

A very close finish could also result in a run-off election or legal action to decide the winner.

The close finish was one of the earliest horseraces ever captured on film.

Familiar names, fast times and close finishes are the other important ingredients that insure its success.

In a close finish, the Black Team won and is awarded immunity.

A close finish would not be a surprise.

Other opinion polls, however, suggest a much closer finish, with the parties separated by just 2 percentage points.

Andrew was just one nautical mile behind, a remarkably close finish for a race so long.

Had the electoral math been only a little different, lawyers would be examining even closer finishes in other states.

Specify was the winner, from a close finish between the leading five in the final furlong.

In a close finish between the leading five horses, the winner was Lucius, by about half a length.

It was the closest finish since 1980 but Oxford was never challenged.