1.   He expects the presidential race to tighten.

2.   As the candidates seesaw back and forth for the lead in national polls, the race has tightened in the biggest state of all.

3.   As the candidates seesaw back and forth for the lead in national polls, the race has tightened in the biggest state of all, California.

4.   As the regular season comes to a conclusion and the wild-card race tightens, Portugal understands this is not the time for heroics.

5.   As the race has tightened, Gore has found countless ways to send messages to black voters.

6.   A CNN poll released hours before said the race was tightening.

7.   A new Mason-Dixon poll confirmed the belief of both campaigns that the race is tightening.

8.   But although she is still the underdog, the race has tightened considerably in the past two weeks.

9.   But both sides think the race will tighten considerably before November.

10.   But since the Democratic convention two weeks ago, the race has tightened considerably.