If you describe something such as a race or contest as a ~ thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
In such a ~ race as this election, the campaign becomes all important.
ADJ: ADJ n
If you describe something such as a race or contest as a ~ thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
In such a ~ race as this election, the campaign becomes all important.
ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012