1 an extra competition or election to decide the winner, because the leading competitors have finished equal: --
In a run-off for the presidency of the assembly, Santos beat Gutiérrez.
2 an extra election to decide on a winner, because the leading competitors have equal numbers of votes, or because the winner had less than half the number of votes: --
The only question was whether he would get an absolute majority, or, falling short of that, be forced into a run-off.
On the livestock side, tighter nutrient cycles can reduce nutrient run-off and subsequent pollution of watersheds5.
The latter's hopes were predicated on forcing a run-off in which he would secure the support of the other parties.
We chose to construct a 3-5 mm aortopulmonary shun so as to reduce the pulmonary diastolic run-off and protect the myocardium from ischaemia.
According to these authors, heavy run-off during monsoon rains produces sheet flow, and sediment is actively moved.
The fields were fertilized every year by the run-off water from the mountains.
Turnout fell further to 61% for the run-off.
Surface detritus is derived by erosion of the bedrock, and ice deposits contain sandy-silty detritus incorporated from the wind and surface run-off.