Public opinion polls show a tight race in the Republican field in Iowa between former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

民意测试显示在共和党中，前阿肯色州州长迈克·哈克比和前马萨诸塞州州长米特·罗姆尼，在爱荷华州有一场激烈的竞选。

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We are busy today, because our school has a volleyball game, the team members in our class were in a tight race, others cheer the side, and finally our class won, we are very happy.

我们今天很忙，因为学校有一个排球比赛，我们班的参赛队员在紧张的进行比赛，其他人在一旁呐喊助威，最后我们班胜利了，大家都很开心。

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The tight race is almost a duplicate of the elections in Georgia and South Dakota last month that pitted a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent.

这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版，由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。

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The president made a recent campaign swing to New Jersey where the state's incumbent Democratic governor, John Corzine,is locked in a tight race with Republican candidate Chris Christie and independent contender Chris Dagget.

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Mr. Malloy is in a tight race with Tom Foley, a Republican former ambassador to Ireland.

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The election is just weeks away, and polls show Obama and McCain in a tight race.

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In a tight race, movement of even a few percentage points among Catholics could be decisive.

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