a close run thing

He got the questions in before anyone else could ask, but it was a close run thing.

Along with some of the defenders, for it had been a close run thing.

The result was a close run thing that involved not a little luck on the part of the British.

I think it was a close run thing, but Hitler never invaded.

The military campaign to liberate the Falklands was a close run thing.

After the 1662 prayer book, development ceased in England until the twentieth century; that it did was, however, a bit of a close run thing.

Coastal locations make up the majority of the retirement hot spots, but it's a close run thing.

The game was a close run thing, however, Tipp held on to win by 0-16 to 1-12.

She withdraw her wrecking amendment today in the Lords, but it was a close run thing.

It's a close run thing, but a few more hands go up in favour of less regulation than more, I would say.

It was a close run thing.

Winkler let the intercom button go, and thought to himself what a close run thing that had been.

The forthcoming General Election looks to be a close run thing, with fairly small groups being able to tip the balance of the outcome.

Ormskirk made it two wins out of three but it was a close run thing against New Brighton.

It was a close run thing, illustrating both the fighting prowess of the tribal forces, and the steady, disciplined cohesion of the Romans.

A close run thing,' McKinnon said.

I was now attempting some mental arith- metic as I realised it was going to be a close run thing.

The Lib Dems could hold the balance of power if the next election is a close run thing - but is Britain already a liberal country?

Even with the arguably superior technique of the phalanx and shield wall, and the advantage of the stake hedge, the battle would be a close run thing indeed.

A Close Run Thing (1999): Cornet Hervey's adventures before and during the Battle of Waterloo.

Schrieber and Maxwell discuss whether the band are worth keeping on - it is a close run thing but Schrieber decides to press on for now.

The timing is a political issue, and I would suggest that the SNP see it as a close run thing, otherwise they would have had the referendum yesterday.

Fortunately, the shoot-out ended before Croft's turn came up - though it was a close run thing, as either he or Harry Ellis would have followed Jordan Crane.

There was a brief but spirited conflict between my ingrained instinct for discipline and the desire to put my arms round her: discipline won, but it was a close run thing.

Clairmonte was a popular choice for the title first won by John Carl Grimek, America's 'Monarch of Muscledom' back in 1948, but his victory had been a close run thing.