1.   The race was a close contest between two evenly matched crews.

2.   When fighting does occur - as when two evenly matched individuals meet - it seldom results in injury.

3.   They must choose between two evenly matched candidates for governor.

4.   As voters continue to divide by party, the chance that a runoff in either party will result in a meaningful contest between evenly matched opponents grows smaller.

5.   As with most elections between evenly matched combatants, the toughest one usually wins.

6.   At the outset, the plaintiffs and defendant seemed evenly matched.

7.   A true rivalry, an evenly matched battle, a matchup too close to call.

8.   But I saw an evenly matched game except for a blocked punt and a couple of mistakes.

9.   But these strange outcomes are not uncommon in the NBA, even between two teams that appear evenly matched.

10.   Dallas and Utah are likely the most evenly matched teams in the first round of the NBA playoffs.