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He has come from nowhere and came within a whisker of winning.
He came within a whisker of winning Britain's prestigious Gold Cup, losing narrowly in the final to the top English team.
He had turned back a double bogey on No. 3, where he hit two awful chip shots, to come within a whisker of winning his third United States Open.
On Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, the Confederates came within a whisker of winning this knockout triumph.
Rick Santorum's hardline views on abortion and divorce have made him a favourite of Republican conservatives, helping him come within a whisker of winning the Iowa caucus.
We know that Mark is a very fast driver - he went within a whisker of winning the championship last year - so I think we can safely say that Seb has stepped up a level.
Running for re-election, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had noted the political appeal of an Irish Catholic Eastern Democrat, Senator John F. Kennedy, who came within a whisker of winning the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination that went to Estes Kefauver.
He did however qualify for the World Final at Bradford's Odsal Stadium and came within a whisker of winning the World Title, narrowly losing out after a run of with Danish duo Hans Nielsen and (eventual winner) Erik Gundersen.
Since the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched the National League East by beating the Mets, 4-2, and the Oakland Athletics are within a whisker of winning the American League West, it is up to the Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves to complete the probable playoff foursome.
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