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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among non-religious-right voters, the race for governor was a dead heat .
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If you look merely at voting margins, there is a dead heat .
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Last year the Florida race was, in effect, a dead heat .
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The trucks bound across the finish in almost a dead heat -- but it is a bad race for both.
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We play for about 40 minutes to a dead heat at game point.