Tonight's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close.

今晚的投票难以预料，结果可能会很接近，真令人紧张。

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The vote itself was anticlimactic, coming three weeks after the close of my defense.

在我的辩护结束后三周才投票，这本身就令人觉得没劲。

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A series of television and newspaper polls suggest a close race between the three front-runners and pollsters think the result is likely to be settled in a run-off a week after the first vote.

一系列电视和报纸民意调查表明，三位处于领先地位的竞选人竞争激烈，民意调查人员认为，很可能在首次选举的一个星期后要举行决选。

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Both candidates campaigned hard. It was clear to everyone that the vote would be close.

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The popular vote was close between Lincoln and Douglas.

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The vote on the Oregon bill was very close.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The long-serving Republican incumbent there lost in an extremely close vote to Democrat Patrick Murphy.

NPR: Patrick Murphy: From Iraq War to Congress

Arizona voted on a similar provision two years ago, and it lost in a very close vote.

FORBES: Arizona, Oklahoma Voters Reject ObamaCare Insurance Requirement

The question is, with the prospect of another very close vote next week, has the government taken enough notice?

BBC: Row threatens planning shake-up