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Meanings of match in hand in English

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Usage of match in hand in English
1
The men, looking grim and fierce, stand match in hand at the guns.
The Cruise of the Mary Rose; Or, Here and There in the Pacific
2
He hesitated, match in hand, shrinking childishly from the coming revealment of his victim.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
3
Ulster, with a match in hand and four points ahead, duly ground out the win.
The Irish Times
4
They are tied on 14 points with group leaders Spain, who have a match in hand.
Reuters
5
Dr. Ledsmar looked up, lighted match in hand.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
6
The momentum is with Everton who are a point a behind and have a match in hand.
The Guardian
7
We are only two points away, at the moment, and have to play one match in hand.
The South African
8
Isbister stopped, match in hand, regarding him.
The sleeper awakes
9
If City beat the champions they will move two points behind Liverpool with a match in hand.
The Irish Times
10
United slipped to third on 18 points but both Chelsea and United have a match in hand on City.
The Irish Times
11
Liverpool's last-minute victory at Crystal Palace moved them to within three points and they have a match in hand.
The Guardian
12
As I stood with match in hand, I did a quick mental inventory to see if I missed something.
The sex lives of cannibals: adrift in the equatorial pacific
13
The two goals from Stephen Hughes have brought them to within six points of United, with a match in hand.
The Irish Times
14
With three games to play, Liverpool had been six points clear of a Manchester City side that had a match in hand.
The Guardian
15
England are three points behind them with a match in hand and, as a result of Munich, a superior goal difference of four.
The Irish Times
16
As it is, only Newcastle are within striking distance of the champions while Arsenal have lost the advantage of their match in hand.
The Irish Times
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