the motion failed to obtain an absolute majority of 249 but it was a close-run thing
动议未能取得249票的绝对多数，但只差一点。
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So the contest between fear of nuclear weapons and fear of chemical or biological weapons could be a close-run thing.
In a close-run race, he finished second and claimed a world record for the number of miles sailed by a monohull boat in 24 hours.
It was a close-run thing - but at the finishing post Evening Press, the racehorse, lost by a nose.
He admitted the election in his constituency was likely to be a close-run thing as the seat was traditionally hard fought.
It was not, therefore, an obvious triumph and it was, like Waterloo, a close-run thing.
The media can still play a decisive role, however, especially in close-run elections or congressional votes.
After that I hated him more than I hated her, but it was a close-run thing.
It's down to who performs on the day, and it's going to be a close-run thing, I think.
She said: ‘It was a close-run competition but they were superb.’
In a close-run contest, the children had to go through a buzzer round, an observation round and hundreds of questions about fire safety.
He predicted a close-run contest, which had consequently attracted the attention of the national media.
Commentators predicted a close-run presidential race, but few expected there to be no winner at all.
He told them ‘It has been said the Battle of Britain was a very close-run thing.’
With the agreement seemingly a close-run thing, Alexander and his colleagues have a hard fight ahead.
But it is likely to be a close-run thing: shareholders are spread far and wide and galvanising enough of them into action will be hard.
He said he thought that the battle would be a close-run affair and he thought it was more important for the Conservative Party to have a chance of winning, than to continue his own bid to become an MP.
When he was originally sentenced last year, the judge told him: ‘I do not consider a sentence of life is justified but it is a very close-run thing.’
She believes it will be a close-run thing between them.
As it was, we escaped with our lives - but it was a close-run thing.
The 55-year-old politician, who beat the Conservative candidate by a mere 1,910 votes in what was a close-run election, confidently looked forward to the task ahead.