That was just the warmup for another down-to-the-wire finish.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - College Football - LSU vs. Alabama] Reference

The numbers portend a down-to-the-wire race, perhaps the closest since 1960.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ready For A Wild Ride] Reference

The down-to-the-wire vote capped hours of tension inside and outside parliament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Silvio Berlusconi's Confidence Vote Win Sparks Protests In Italy (PHOTOS)] Reference

• No deal yet on USPS retiree health payment: It's down-to-the-wire time again for the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eye Opener: Obama's green czar leaving? Defense contractors regroup, Filipino flag flap] Reference

Checks this quarter suggest that we're in for a similar "down-to-the-wire end" in June, she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [EMC Stands 'Good Chance' Of Hitting Q2 Targets] Reference

But it's down-to-the-wire time in a lot of fantasy league races and saves can be a pivotal category.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Transition time in Cincinnati] Reference

The media needs this to be a suspenseful down-to-the-wire horse race to sell papers and broadcast ads.    From Wordnik.com.  [It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Serious animal questions, down-to-the-wire politics, and the "big questions" tackled by our commentators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome to the 22 October edition] Reference

LOTHIAN: A source close to the discussions describes a flurry of down-to-the-wire negotiations, after U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two games, two down-to-the-wire wins for the Indiana Pacers and new coach Jim O'Brien.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

In a down-to-the-wire Senate race in South Carolina, right-winger Jim DeMint is running on major tax reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference

Buchanan, like Streeter, was a down-to-the-wire choice, one that the Miami coaches fretted over until the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northwestern High helps Miami grab talented class] Reference

The winning streak may be over, but now comes the real fun, a genuine down-to-the-wire, three-way division race.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Abyss to awesome] Reference

Just two weeks, 14 days to go now before we elect a new president, and the race is getting down-to-the-wire wacky.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2008] Reference

(AP) - LSU made the final big play, and as usual that's what settled the annual down-to-the-wire clash with Auburn.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Henne, maligned much of the season for mistakes and erratic play, led Michigan to a second straight down-to-the-wire win.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference

Braves and Giants 'down-to-the-wire pennant battle underlines the idiocy of next year's low-rent wild-card playoff system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fall Classic Edition] Reference

Behind, though, there were plenty of fireworks, with a down-to-the-wire battle among a handful of riders for the remaining podium spots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laura Van Gilder, Jesse Anthony win day 1 of Granogue Cross] Reference

Hillary Clinton's hard-fought, down-to-the-wire campaign for President had barely ended, when, from out of the northern sky, appeared Sarah Pal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judi Jennings: The End of Identity Politics: A Wake Up Call for Feminists] Reference

In a down-to-the-wire finish in a tournament defined by upsets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Campus] Reference

Days before the votes in a down-to-the-wire race, you stake out both candidates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patterico's Pontifications] Reference

Now for those fans, who want a down-to-the-wire race and Chase, think about this.    From Wordnik.com.  [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference

For Clinton, it was a first taste of down-to-the-wire, limousine shuttle diplomacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free Internet Press] Reference

Even the inaugural address was a down-to-the-wire chaos of rewrites and second opinions.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It might just be the difference between a down-to-the-wire contest and an easy win for KU.    From Wordnik.com.  [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference

The Massillon Tigers weren't very familiar with close, down-to-the-wire finishes during the regular season.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent Home RSS] Reference

For others, it's the down-to-the-wire action that leaves championships undecided until the very last minute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference

It's truly a down-to-the-wire battle, and no fan out there doubts that the future will ultimately be changed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Trades] Reference

The decision followed a bitter three-week campaign for Tuesday's runoff election and a down-to-the-wire finish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Valdosta Daily Times Homepage] Reference

Jon Corzine in New Jersey's down-to-the-wire gubernatorial election, independent Chris Daggett is being swamped.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Harrison Ford and Calista, Simon Baker, Amy Smart, Jason Mraz attend Environmental Media Awards] Reference

That followed a sudden down-to-the-wire flurry of donations - including these three deliveries just minutes after 2.    From Wordnik.com.  [West Seattle Blog...] Reference

But I'm embarrassingly behind this year, and now I'm paying the price with a frenzied, down-to-the-wire cram session.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference

The excitement of the die rolling, crucial goals, and down-to-the-wire matches just doesn't translate to the computer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boardgame News] Reference

That, of course, is easier to say than do as the Bucks found out in Wednesday's down-to-the-wire loss at Quicken Loans Arena.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

The 49ers have won four of their past six conference games, with the losses down-to-the-wire affairs with Cal State Fullerton and at UCSB.    From Wordnik.com.  [Long Beach Press Telegram Most Viewed] Reference

The Wootton Patriots defeated Blair's varsity softball team 3-2 Friday night, a down-to-the-wire battle plagued by passive Blazer hitting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Silver Chips Online] Reference