Finishers

If no candidate wins more than 50 percent in the first round of voting, a second-round runoff between the top two finishers is scheduled for the end of November. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There were only 77 finishers from a starting field of 132. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But a top-three finish puts a skier at the front of the line for the remaining Olympic berths, and the tiebreaker among top-three finishers is "best World Cup finish." ❋ Unknown (2006)

The second occurred when the tied candidates failed to collect a majority of the votes; in this situation they had to compete in a runoff of the top five finishers from the original vote. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But, definitely the finishers are a higher class of knitter. ❋ Sara M (2006)

It is true, as above, that in the original dress, as a piece of cloth or drugget, or stuff, comes out of the hand of the maker, it does not show itself as it really is, nor what it should and ought to show: thus far these people are properly called finishers of the manufactures, and their work is not lawful only, but it is a doing justice to the manufacture. ❋ Daniel Defoe (1696)

Fight fans love finishers, which is probably a big reason why ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Malaysian funded outfit had two of its cars classified as finishers in Bahrain when others faltered, and Heikki Kovalainen was only one of two among the rookie teams who completed the Australian GP, well ahead of HRT's Karun Chandhok. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Radio's Dick Johnson within hearing distance calling the finishers in, many were misjudging the strength of the tide, going from close-hauled laylines on starboard, to full-blown reaches in a desperate effort to tuck behind the yellow Alpha mark off the Royal Yacht Squadron. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With only 20 teams classified as finishers in the weekend rally, the all-gravel series has long been the envy of off-shore competitors who revere in New Zealand's classic style of fast flowing road for testing the mettle of man and machine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Blank: thanks for letting me know about the news, I was a wee confused as they had my name spelled correctly when I looked at the "finishers" sheet at the award table. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2008)

The lovers go through the mode of recognition never departed from at minor theatres, with the most frantic energy, and have nearly hugged themselves out of breath, when the executioner papa interrupts the blissful scene, without so much as saying how he got there; but "finishers" are mysterious beings. ❋ Various (N/A)

There is one thing that I have noticed with some of the wrestlers in all companies and that is that they try too many times to hit their 'finishers' or 'trademark' moves. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It's awesome to see the kind of finishers we have," Taylor said about his teammates.

Albie Morkel and Mark Boucher are two of the best "finishers" in world cricket and will play crucial roles in the latter stages of the innings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not only was the winner a surprise, the second and third place finishers did not include either the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who finished sixth, or the Preakness-winner Shackleford, who came in fifth. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

To decide on the rest of the payouts, they worked their way down the list of finishers, with each person making slightly less money. ❋ Sherrie Daly (2011)