10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONE-HORSE RACE»
Discover the use of
one-horse race in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
one-horse race and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
BDPF. ONE-HEARSE TOWN See One-horse Town. ONE-HORSE RACE See
Horse Race. ONE-HORSE TOWN a one-horse town. A small, unimportant, rural
town or village. IRCD: 1884 (Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn). Source: HORSE.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
2
Charlie the Great White
Horse: And the Story of the Magic ...
“Charlie do you remember that one horse race, you did run in?” “What horse race
? Louis I never ran in any horse race, not in my entire life.” Louis then said with a
big smile on his face, “You know the “Porterhouse- Stakes”! You won that big ...
3
The Economics of Professional Team Sports
By comparison in the extreme one-horse race case the leaders finish with 76
points from their 38 wins, while the runners-up (all the other teams) finish with 36
points, a gap of 40 points. In the two-horse race, the front runners gain 72 points ...
Paul Downward, Alistair Dawson, 2002
Once again, I am not going to bore you with my horse racing career, but there are
a few exceptional things that have happened in those early years. In the racing
business you move from track to track as one horse race meet closes, another ...
Charles Edward Gerson, 2011
... STARTED AND SNOW LEFT ALL THE OTHER HORSES BEHIND IT WAS A
ONE HORSE RACE FOR FIRST AND SNOW WON BY TEN LENGHTS IT WAS A
RECORD AND IOHNNY WAS TO GO TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE AND HAVE
HIS ...
6
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
one-horse race a contest in which one candidate or competitor is clearly superior
to all the others and seems certain to win. 1995Sun (Baltimore) The Rangers,
who have won six of their last seven, could make it a one-horse race in a hurry.
After all, I had taken off from work to go to the track, which was over an hour drive
for just that one horse race. The thought had also crossed my mind for just one
quick moment that maybe I should have saved the one hundred dollars for bills ...
8
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
Swetman. He said he would shoot my lord.. Onslow at the horse-race. Mr. Marsh.
When was this ? Before the horse-race ? Swetman. It was in May was
twelvemonth : there was one horse-race passed : I neve* heard he did motion it.
Mr. Marsh.
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The History of Mental Illness in Criminal Cases: The English ...
It was in May was twelvemonth: there was one horse-race passed : I never heard
he did motion it. Mr. .Morrh. You say this was May was twelvemonth : how often
hath he had the use of 'our gun since? wetman. I don't know how often, because I
...
10
Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and ...
Swetman. He said he would shoot my lord Onslow at the horse-race. Mr. Marsh.
When was this? Before Urn horse-race ? Stcetman. It was in May was
twelvemonth : there was one horse-race passed : 1 never heard he did motion it.
Mr. Marsh.
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1812
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONE-HORSE RACE»
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one-horse race is used in the context of the following news items.
'Salad potato production is a one-horse race'
Salad potato production is a one horse race, according to Stuart Wale, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), who also spoke at the event. «Agriland, Jul 15»
Timeform: Prince among men
TAKE 1: It's the King George, the summer showpiece on summer ground, and it looks a one-horse race with no question marks over star of the ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
Trouble for Burundi as president set for hollow victory
... coupled with the stifling of debate with the closure of independent media, made it a de facto one-horse race. The results are expected to be ... «China Post, Jul 15»
Derek Johnstone: Rangers chairman Dave King must go softly, softly …
It is a one-horse race. They sell 35,000 or 40,000 season books – and charge their fans a lot more money than their age-old rivals do, too. «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»
How Netflix could become the Foxtel killer
Research published by Roy Morgan Research shows that the battle for online eyes has virtually petered into a one-horse race, with Netflix ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
'Tiger Woods is first star where ending feels almost like it's tarnishing …
Nothing is duller than a one-horse race, unless it is clay-court doubles,” Bernie Lincicome of the Chicago Tribune writes on the blessing to golf ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
Real or not, golf's future rests on Jordan Spieth-Rory McIlroy rivalry
Nothing is duller than a one-horse race, unless it is clay-court doubles. Dustin Johnson leads wind-blown British Open. Tribune wire reports. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Deen Aur Imaan (1979)
It was said, only half in jest, that a film starring Rehana Sultan would manage to lose in a one-horse race at the box office! Post “Dastak” and ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: England have the confidence to make wounded …
A close match was anticipated, and it ended up a one-horse race. Australia will have left Cardiff stunned and even bemused, as if they had ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Quo vadis Tablet? The future of mobile slabs
Thanks to Android, the tablet market didn't stay a one-horse race. Tablets now come in all shapes and sizes, some with pens, some with ... «SlashGear, Jul 15»
