Cate Blanchett, a possible best supporting actress nominee, does not agree with the perception that the Oscars has been reduced to a horse-race.
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It is still a delicate horse-race, as companies are facing rising commodity prices and marketing costs that will push against their abilities to break into new markets and expand.
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The league may be an example of "best practice" in soccer, but if every year turns into a one-horse race like this one, it could be a turnoff to fans.
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The result is a two-horse race in which Apple appears to be seeing iPhone sales growth slow at a time when smartphones are set to become the majority of all cellphone sales.
While 20x is a relatively high valuation, he contends that high-end and mid-range routing remains a two-horse race between Cisco and Juniper.
The two-day election is a four-horse race between political coalitions led by Bersani, Berlusconi, outgoing Premier Mario Monti and the anti-establishment movement led by former comedian Beppe Grillo.
In the global race of smartphone sales, Samsung (maker of the Galaxy) is in a two-horse race with Apple (maker of the iPhone), followed by the third most popular manufacturer, Nokia (maker of the Lumia), according to data from US market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Still, what once seemed certain to be a dull one-horse race is turning into a real Christmas cracker.
Nick Clegg has said the Eastleigh by-election is a "two-horse race" and the contest between the Lib Dems and their Tory coalition partners remains close.
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It is not going to be a four-horse race with 20 runners in it.
But he refused to consider that the final round would be a two-horse race between him and Watney.
In a two-horse race, Mr Turnbull beat Mr Nelson by four votes.
The election is a four-horse race between political coalitions led by Bersani, Berlusconi, Monti, and the anti-establishment movement led by ex-comedian Beppe Grillo.
Both Apple and Samsung are so successful in fact, the battle for the top smartphone slot is starting to look like a two-horse race.
After all, the PLD industry is expected to grow very fast and essentially the market boils down to a two-horse race between Altera and Xilinx.
By the time it had come down to a two-horse race we were left with one bidder in the room and one on the telephone.
We're also anticipating at least a few Windows Phone wildcards that could shake up the status quo and make this a three-horse race.
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First-past-the-post no longer ensures that elections are a two-horse race.
For Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who knew defeat would more or less turn the title into a two-horse race between Chelsea and Manchester United, it was an afternoon of very public torture and his body language suggested he is feeling the strain of Arsenal's faltering challenge.
Mr O'Farrell said Mr Clegg was right to believe it was a "two-horse race", but wrong to think the coalition parties were the only ones with a chance of winning, he said.
"I'll have an idea -- an image of a horse race or a polo match -- and sketch it until I get something that has motion and movement, " he said.
As for Labour itself, the party's hopes of a relatively quick two-horse leadership race have been dashed by the surprise refusal of a third contender, Haim Ramon, to withdraw from the contest.
John O'Farrell told the BBC the contest was a "two-horse race between Labour and the coalition".
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said it is a "two-horse race" between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
The first is a drive sponsored by horse-race tracks and card clubs to end the Indian tribes' monopoly on slot machines.
Still, Darren Sanders, the Lib Dem candidate and a city councillor, reckons his leader's strong TV performance has turned Portsmouth North into a genuine three-horse race.
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The cover lot, made of pink gold, is a "split seconds" chronograph, so-called because it has not one, but two second hands and is capable of timing two different parts of a dramatic event, say, a high-stakes horse race or an auto rally.
The fact that most pundits are concentrating more on which film will best the other over the fact that both studios are sacrificing potential opening weekend dollars (and overall dollars, because neither of these films will likely be very leggy) as a matter of pride is a shining symptom of the kind of horse-race analysis that has infected political commentary as well.
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An auction did offer a chance to win part ownership of a Thoroughbred race horse, and the luncheon also honored a well-known female Thoroughbred owner and breeder.
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