32 Sentences With "by a very small margin"

But by a very small margin, they voted against it.

South Korea only missed out on first place by a very small margin.

Out of all the scooter companies, Lyft had the best pricing by a very small margin.

Furthermore, while it's clear that Trumpism has more legs than anyone thought, when making broad, sweeping conclusions about what the "American people" believe, it's important to keep in mind that Clinton actually leads in the popular vote at present (albeit by a very small margin, and it's not finalized yet).

He served one term in the United States Senate, losing to Al Franken by a very small margin in the 2008 election.

In 2016. Smita Bakshi of AITMC was reelected for a second term, with a reduced majority. BJP candidate Rahul Sinha came second by a very small margin.

Oxford Dictionary of 20th Century Quotations (1998) 151:7 In the event, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, as he became after disclaiming his peerage, lost the 1964 general election by a very small margin.

How Woodstock Happened..., Sullivan County Historical Society; Catskill Shopper ad, Oct. 1, 1969 Although accounts vary, the loss was only by a very small margin of between six and fifty votes.Woodstock: The Oral History, at p.

Cletus is the father to 5 children; one of which also ran as a MLA for the PC's and lost by a very small margin of votes. He was also part of Canada Games teams from P.E.I. as a missionary chief.

Another popular band from Moldova is Zdob și Zdub that represented the country in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 6th. Carla's Dreams In May 2007, Natalia Barbu represented Moldova in Helsinki at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with her entry "Fight". Natalia squeezed into the final by a very small margin. She took 10th place with 109 points.

In 2005, Tenorio again entered the gubernatorial race, returning to the Democratic Party. After receiving the Democratic nomination, Tenorio finished fourth in a four-way contest, with approximately 18% of the vote. Fitial defeated Heinz S. Hofschneider and Babauta by a very small margin. In May 2009, Tenorio announced that he had joined the Covenant Party and was allied with Governor Fitial.

Delegate Anderson was still re-elected but by a very small margin in the Democratic Primary. After the election, under pressure from constituents, the Ethics Committee issued its findings and insisted that Delegate Anderson undergo intensive one- on-one sexual harassment training. Speaker Busch of the House stripped Delegate Anderson of his leadership roles. Anderson won re-election by a comfortable margin..

In 1993 he moved to Delhi at the request of L. K. Advani and set up the Intellectual Cells of the BJP on Economic, Defence and Foreign Affairs. From 1995 onwards he was in charge of the BJP Headquarters. He also served as the Spokesperson of the Party. In 1998, Krishnamurthi contested the Lok Sabha election from South Chennai and lost by a very small margin.

Lawrence Durgin served the Church for two years before being named pastor in 1963. During this time, the church embraced the ecumenical movement that was symbolized by the Second Vatican Council. As it confronted a large investment to repair its building, a proposal was made to sell the property and to use the money for mission. The proposal won by a very small margin.

The following table gives the election results: Brown was the first to declare his intention to stand in the next mayoral election in 1919, with Hill then acceding to a requisition by ratepayers. Brown defeated Hill by a very small margin; the initial count had him three votes ahead, but in the final declaration, this increased to a sixteen vote victory (1818 votes versus 1802).

Following Yugoslavia's disintegration in the early 1990s, Andrić's works were blacklisted in Croatia under President Franjo Tuđman. The Croatian historian and politician Ivo Banac characterizes Andrić as a writer who "missed the Chetnik train by a very small margin". Though Andrić remains a controversial figure in Croatia, the Croatian literary establishment largely rehabilitated his works following Tuđman's death in 1999. Bosniak scholars have objected to the ostensibly negative portrayal of Muslim characters in Andrić's works.

The race then settled for a bunch sprint, won by Vanderaerden ahead of Kelly by a very small margin. It was the first time during this Tour that the entire field, still 145 riders strong, reached the finish together. The following day, Johan Lammerts achieved the third stage victory for the team. He had broken away with four other riders with to go and went clear of them from the finish to win by 21 seconds ahead of Andersen.

However, the legitimacy of Kóka's position as party president became questioned when it was discovered that some signatures of the delegates to the assembly electing him had been forged. Since he had won his position by a very small margin over Fodor, these votes might have changed the outcome. So a new leadership election was held in June and Fodor was returned. SZDSZ provided the first freely elected President of the Third Hungarian Republic, Árpád Göncz.

In the Democratic primary, 1990 Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard attempted to seek the Democratic nomination once again, but was challenged by Paul Johnson, who was also a former Mayor of Phoenix, and Arizona Board of Regents member Eddie Basha, more famous for his involvement with the grocery store chain Bashas'. In the primary held on September 13, Basha defeated Goddard by a very small margin, with Johnson receiving a sizable level of support as well.

Hostettler sought to tie McCloskey to Clinton, referring to the Congressman as "Frank McClinton". Unlike in previous elections, where he ran up large margins, he only carried Vanderburgh County by a very small margin. McCloskey narrowly lost Martin county, home to the Crane NSW center he had spent his congressional career fighting to keep open. In the end, McCloskey's years of devotion and advocacy on behalf of his district could not overcome his liberal voting record, accumulated over six terms, the unpopularity of President Clinton, and the voters' tiring of long-time Democratic control of Congress.

He married a Canadian, Judith Ann in 1973; they have two daughters, Alisoun and Jenny. He initially worked as a lecturer of English, in the Ruffwood Comprehensive School and Edge Hill College of H.E. (where he became the Head of European Studies) At the general election of June 1987, Pickthall ran for Parliament in West Lancashire, but lost to the Conservatives by 1,353 votes. Later, in 1989, he won the seat of Ormskirk, on Lancashire County Council, by a very small margin. However, this was sufficient for the Labour Party, to take control of the County Council, by one seat.

It all started in 1989 when Toque Profundo participated in the popular event "Las Olimpiadas del Rock" (). The original lineup was: Tony Almont (vocals), Leo Susana (guitars), Osvaldo Peña (bass), Lorenzo Zayas-Bazan (keyboards) and Maximo Gomez (drums). They were the best out of 15 participating bands in the event, edging out favorites "Arcangel" by a very small margin in a legendary duel. The band slowly gained experience and acceptance from the small Dominican rock listeners in Santo Domingo. In 1992 they released the 1st independent album named "Sueños y Pesadillas Del 3er Mundo" (Dreams and Nightmares of The 3rd World).

Bashishtha Narayan Singh was sent to jail for protesting against the arrest of Indira Gandhi in the year 1977. The very next year, in 1978, he encouraged the Farmers Rally organized in Delhi as a district leader. During the governance of Janata Party at centre in 1979, he had fought the by-elections as an Indian National Congress leader from Matihani constituency, but lost to Deokinandan Singh of All India Trade Union Congress by a very small margin. He again participated in the organized farmers rally and led his district when Indira Gandhi came to power in 1980.

Although the SPÖ lost votes, it was still able to retain its position as the strongest party, but the FPÖ became the second strongest party by a very small margin ahead of the ÖVP. Although federal president Thomas Klestil gave the Social Democrats the order to form a new government, no coalition partner could be found. The ÖVP under their leader Wolfgang Schüssel, who was Vice-Chancellor of Austria and Foreign Minister, entered into negotiations with the FPÖ instead. In February 2000, the new right-wing coalition government between the ÖVP and the FPÖ was formed with Schüssel as the new chancellor.

By the third week it seemed as though Belgian rider Johan De Muynck was going to claim victory, but much to the delight of the Tifosi Gimondi rode a very strong final Individual Time Trial and won his third Giro by a very small margin in rather stunning fashion as he was getting older and not even considered a pre-race favorite. Belgians Michel Pollentier and Johan De Muynck won the two subsequent Giros in 1977 and 1978. In 1980, Frenchman Bernard Hinault became France's first winner since Anquetil in 1964. He would win another two Giros in 1982 and 1985.

After a $2.5 million funding shortfall and bus service cuts in 2010, The COMET (then CMRTA) Board placed a sales tax on the November ballot to fund transit. Unfortunately, the 1-cent sales tax referendum failed, albeit, by a very small margin of approximately 2,200 votes, resulting in The COMET (then CMRTA) once again facing a local funding crisis. Instability continued to follow, and in 2011, the executive director and general manager retired along with a restructuring of the board, resulting in a near complete turnover. In May 2012, The COMET (then CMRTA) had to drastically reduce service and offerings due to these budget cuts.

Pratapgarh was eventually conquered by the latter during the early 17th century. During the partition of India 1946–47, a plebiscite was held so as to decide which whether Sylhet region covering entire Sylhet, Moulovi Bazaar, Karimganj would remain in India or join the newly formed Pakistan. Abdul Matlib Mazumdar was one of the silent Indian freedom fighters who led a delegation before Radcliffe commission to ensure Greater Sylhet region remained with India/Assam. But on stern demands of the Muslim league, and with support of top leaders of Assam then, plebiscite was held where Sylhet region (including Karimganj) voted to go with Pakistan, winning by a very small margin.

Boothe declined to seek re-election in 1963, and was succeeded by Leroy S. Bendheim. When Senator Byrd announced his retirement from the United States Senate (and died several months later), Boothe ran for the seat, proclaiming a progressive agenda, including diplomatic recognition of China. However, he lost the 1966 Democratic primary to Byrd's son, Harry F. Byrd Jr. (whom, ironically, Boothe had met during their mutual naval service in World War II), by a very small margin (less than 1%, or 8,225 votes statewide). After that loss, Boothe retired from the electoral arena, although he remained politically active until ultimately sidelined by Alzheimer's disease.

On March 31, 2008, various reform-related disagreements between the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and SZDSZ led SZDSZ leader Kóka to announce that his party would quit the coalition by May 1, 2008. This also meant that MSZP would have to form the first minority government in Hungary since the political transition in 1990. However, the legitimacy of Kóka's position as party president became questioned when it was discovered that some signatures of the delegates to the assembly electing him had been forged. Since he had won his position by a very small margin over Gábor Fodor, these votes might have changed the outcome.

Currently it is the second longest played series in Division I football and has been described as one of the most intense in the nation. However, no regular season games were scheduled after Missouri accepted an offer to join the Southeastern Conference and Kansas refused Missouri's offer to continue rivalry outside of the conference. In the basketball series Kansas leads by a large margin (172-95 KU), in football Missouri leads by a very small margin (56-55-9 MU) and baseball Missouri leads by a large margin. Regular season games have been scheduled for basketball beginning in 2020 and football in 2025 for the first time since Missouri left for the SEC.

On 4 March 1933, there occurred an irregularity in the parliamentary voting procedures. Karl Renner (Social Democratic Party of Austria, Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs SPÖ), president of the National Council (Nationalrat: lower house of parliament) resigned in order to be able to cast a vote on a controversial proposal to deal with the railroad strike that was likely to pass by a very small margin, which he was not able to do while holding that office. Consequently, the two vice-presidents representing the other parties, Rudolf Ramek (Christian Social Party) and Sepp Straffner (Greater German People's Party) also resigned for the same reason. In the absence of the President the session could not be concluded.

Chad, local newspaper. Have your say on council ward restructure Retrieved 2013-12-22 At the 2011 elections, Mayor Egginton was again successful, but only by a very small margin of 67 votes based on AV – secondary voting – and after two recounts. Mansfield 103.2 FM Local radio station Election results Retrieved 2013-12-22 The council initially comprised 26 Labour members and 10 Mansfield Independent Forum. No Liberal Democrats or Conservatives were elected.Chad, local newspaper 11 May 2011 Mayor is elected but Labour in control "Labour councillor Dorothy Beastall died on Friday following a short illness - just five hours after she was elected to the new Park Hall ward..." Accessed 2013-12-22 Mansfield District Council election 2011 Full results .