• Such a close finish had seemed unlikely after a first half which the home team dominated.

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  • Polling indicated a close finish in Connecticut's Democratic primary for senator on August 8th.

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  • But a late Sarries rally produced a try apiece for Nicky Little and Robbie Kydd to set up a close finish.

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  • In 2004, her victory over Susan Chepkemei in a close finish came nine weeks after her failure to finish the Olympic marathon in Athens.

    BBC: Radcliffe romps to New York win

  • Lightning's Greg Randall set up a close finish with his late goal, but the Bees saw out the remaining minutes to book their place at the finals in Coventry.

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  • The last two times it's been a really close finish, so it was nice to make it a little easier on my husband (Gary Lough).

    BBC: Radcliffe romps to New York win

  • After Howson's rapid reply, the Leeds fans grew increasingly frustrated until Becchio put them ahead again with a close-range finish following a Leigh Bromby knock-down.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Leeds 5-2 Doncaster

  • Joseph Yobo's 10th-minute header was followed by a close-range finish by summer signing Distin from another corner seven minutes later, and a superb right-foot effort by Steven Pienaar on 37.

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  • The Knicks had a first- or second-year player finish a close contest nine times in 21 such games, or 42.8% of the time.

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  • On-loan Blackpool striker Marlon Harewood put Barnsley ahead after 22 minutes with a close-range finish.

    BBC: Middlesbrough 1-1 Barnsley

  • The on-loan forward headed home from six yards then set up Aaron Mooy for a close-range finish.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Peterhead 1-6 St Mirren

  • Dimitar Berbatov looked offside when he flicked home a close-range finish to put United ahead after 30 minutes.

    BBC: Man Utd 3-0 Celtic

  • Timmy Adamson nodded Dungannon level on 74 minutes but Grant secured the points with a close-range finish on 81.

    BBC: Glenavon 2-1 Dungannon Swifts

  • As the Blues produced constant pressure, Thompson put the champions ahead 17 minutes from time with a close-range finish.

    BBC: Donegal Celtic 1-3 Linfield

  • Elyaniv Barda equalised eight minutes later with a close-range finish before Damien Johnson cleared Tamir Cohen's header off the line.

    BBC: N Ireland 1-1 Israel

  • Anelka made it three late on with a neat finish after good work from Lampard and Kalou, and there was still time for Lampard to add a fourth with a close-range finish from Kalou's pass.

    BBC: Southend 1-4 Chelsea

  • Brewster's side appeared to improve with 10 men though as substitute Craig Conway, who had come on for David Goodwillie three minutes before Hunt's sending off, crossed for Samuel to pull a goal back with a close-range finish.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | Scottish Premier | Falkirk 5-1 Dundee United

  • Michael Chopra and Joe Ledley twice put Cardiff ahead with crisp strikes but a Charlie Adam free-kick and a close-range finish from Gary Taylor-Fletcher drew the Lancashire side level on each occasion - before Brett Ormerod struck the winner shortly before the interval with a low strike.

    BBC: Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff

  • That may have been so at past general elections - but 28% of the vote and a close second place finish in Eastleigh have shown that, at the very least in Westminster by-elections as well as European elections, UKIP is now a force to be reckoned with.

    BBC: How UKIP became a British political force

  • Lampard shot across Senecky to make it three with eight minutes remaining, and Rooney crowned an outstanding personal display with a flighted close-range finish in injury time.

    BBC: England 4-0 Slovakia

  • But Melo's header into his own net from a free-kick and then Sneijder's close-range finish from a Dirk Kuyt flick-on, put the Dutch in the driving seat and it was a lead they successfully held on to.

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  • Kyle had come close early on with a scuffed finish after Tommy Evans, the Scunthorpe goalkeeper, had done well to thwart Christian Dailly.

    BBC: Scottish second string win

  • Skipper Brad Fittler then raced over straight from a scrum to close the gap to just eight points and, in a nailbiting finish, centre Russell Richardson had a try ruled out for putting his left hand on the dead-ball line before grounding the ball.

    BBC: New Zealand 24-22 Australia

  • Higuain's close-range finish brought a stunning save from Jung, and Tevez forced another save from Jung with his 20-yard drive, while at the other end Yeom Ki-Hun wasted a golden chance to get South Korea back on level terms as he shot wide when through one-on-one with Romero after Lee's fine pass.

    BBC: Argentina 4-1 South Korea

  • After failing to make an impact with the new ball at the start of the Lions second innings, West Indies opted to stay out in the middle after the scheduled close and play the game to a finish.

    BBC: West Indies slump to warm-up loss

  • Republicans will continue to hold a strong majority and are on target to finish close to the 242 seats they held.

    BBC: Democrats retain Senate, Republicans House

  • Simpson used his long putter for his third and it looked set to finish close to the cup until a massive gust of wind saw it roll over six-feet past.

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  • The game changed decisively when Taarabt sprung into life to convert Smith's cross from the left with a precise finish and the Moroccan then went very close to a second goal with a curling strike that drifted the wrong side of Loach's goal.

    BBC: Watford 0-2 QPR

  • Paul Hanlon restored Hibs' advantage from close range before Higdon drove home to signal a rousing finish.

    BBC: Hibernian 3-2 Falkirk

  • Applying the clay and wax yourself is a way to get close knowledge of your car's finish and its possible flaws and irregularities.

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