The county went for Trump by a whisker in 2016.
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Let's be frank, it's not like we lost by a whisker.
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The XF appears quietly urbane, less emotional by a whisker this time around.
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Then you see summer workers hauling a boat by a whisker-fine rope.
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Newcastle voted to Remain by a whisker; Sunderland voted to Leave by a crushing 23%.
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He ended up losing Missouri by a whisker but peeled Indiana out of the GOP column.
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MSCI'S All-Country World index of stocks extended its previous day's gains by a whisker, rising 256.99%.
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In December the BJP retained power in Modi's home state of Gujarat, but only by a whisker.
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I won just by a whisker, but the excitement and the adrenaline and the atmosphere were incredible.
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Thomson Reuters may have beaten Blackstone by a whisker – the question is whether it can collect the prize.
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Private-equity firms were also interested in buying Dollar Shave Club, but Unilever's bid beat them by a whisker.
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In 2008 Barack Obama won North Carolina by a whisker; Wisconsin and Virginia, two other swing states, are also involved.
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Qualifying brought more disappointment for Renault, with British rookie Jolyon Palmer missing the cut in 17th place by a whisker.
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Mr Trump won by a whisker—20183,000 votes—in Wisconsin, the first Republican to take the state since Reagan in 1984.
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In mayoral elections last year Mr Peters, who supports the amendment, lost by a whisker to Nancy DeBoer, who opposes it.
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Naomi Osaka, 21, won the year's first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and remains No. 373 by a whisker.
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It won five elections between 1976 and 2012, and held two referendums on independence, losing the second in 1995 by a whisker.
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That evening prompted exciting crowds for Kennedy in the days that followed and he charged from behind to win by a whisker.
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The current crop has an average age of 51, which makes it the oldest, by a whisker, of the past ten parliaments.
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The Socialists were pushed into a distant and ignominious fifth place, while the Republicans held onto third by a whisker from Melenchon.
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Second place for me is probably Riddick by a whisker over Sims, if only because the workload increase figures to stick for longer.
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The largest group, by a whisker, is Anglo (as non-Hispanic whites are known in Texas), followed by Hispanics, then African-Americans and Asians.
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It is a different coach, Claudio Ranieri, but the same main players in the team that escaped relegation by a whisker one year ago.
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The "Rabbit" inched ahead by a whisker — about $762,500 — because of a twist of fate: Christie's increased the fees buyers pay on Feb. 1.
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He came first in the Parliamentary Beard of the Year contest for a record seventh time—and not by a whisker, taking 64% of the vote.
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New Delhi (CNN)India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has retained power in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat -- but only by a whisker.
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"Ramaphosa got in by a whisker, and then the Zuma camp said, 'By the way, we have a resolution about land expropriation without compensation,' " Hall said.
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By a whisker-thin 28500 percent to 6900 percent, the public opposes Trump's impeachment and removal from office if special counsel Robert Mueller gets the boot.
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The Blue and White party of the former army chief Benny Gantz seemed to come out ahead of Mr. Netanyahu's Likud Party, but by a whisker.
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And a eurosceptic rightist failed by a whisker to win Austria's presidential election last month, surfing a wave of hostility to migrants and defiance of "Brussels".
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But doing that creates a negative ripple effect that can affect performance in a sport where athletes shave down and races are often won by a whisker.
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Sanders fell short of his primary performances against Hillary Clinton in 22020, when he pulled off an upset in Michigan and lost by a whisker in Missouri.
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The German economy avoided a recession by a whisker at the end of last year after a 0.2% contraction in the third quarter and a stagnation in the fourth.
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Marisa Hyland says it all went down last summer in NYC, when a driver named June repeatedly averted crashing by a whisker during a 4 mile trip to work.
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"There's nothing between him and the people, not even oxygen," said Jesus Ortega, an erstwhile ally who ran the 2006 presidential campaign that Lopez Obrador lost by a whisker.
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The euro hit $2261.56 to beat the previous day's high by a whisker, only to fade back to $21 as traders locked in some of this month's 3.5 percent surge.
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The German economy avoided a technical recession by a whisker at the end of last year after a 0.2% contraction in the third quarter and a stagnation in the fourth.
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Two opinion polls on Monday showed the "Remain" camp had recovered some ground in the referendum debate though a third poll found those wanting to leave were ahead by a whisker.
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While Boeing remains ahead by a whisker in the race for new orders, it maintains a solid lead on deliveries which drive revenues, handing over 432 jets between January and July.
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Even if he only performed well at home in Michigan, a crucial swing state that Mr Trump won by a whisker in 2016, it could undo Mr Trump's chances of re-election.
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The author was on the make during the later Gin Acts, and, having studied them for loopholes, displayed both wit and élan in staying, if only by a whisker, within the rules.
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Poulter, without a win since 2012, arrived in Houston needing nothing less than victory to qualify for the Masters after missing out by a whisker when he found himself 653st in the world rankings last week.
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The anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO), whose candidate lost by a whisker to an environmentalist, said it accepted its candidate Norbert Hofer had been defeated, but would examine what it called numerous reports of voting irregularities.
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Two polls on Monday suggested support for Britain staying in the European Union had recovered some ground following the murder of a pro-EU lawmaker, but a third found support for a "Brexit" ahead by a whisker.
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The euro climbed as high as $13 to beat the previous day's high by a whisker, while London FTSE, Frankfurt's DAX and the CAC in Paris pushed up 21 percent, 2261.56 and 21 percent respectively in share markets.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The nearly man of South African politics, deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, took a big step towards the top job on Monday when he was elected by a whisker as head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
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Two opinion polls on Monday suggested support for Britain staying in the European Union had recovered some ground following the murder of a pro-EU lawmaker, but a third poll found support for a "Brexit" ahead by a whisker.
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Bernie SandersBernie SandersJoe Biden faces an uncertain path Bernie Sanders vows to go to 'war with white nationalism and racism' as president Biden: 'There's an awful lot of really good Republicans out there' MORE (I-Vt.) only by a whisker.
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Bernie SandersBernie SandersJoe Biden faces an uncertain path Bernie Sanders vows to go to 'war with white nationalism and racism' as president Biden: 'There's an awful lot of really good Republicans out there' MORE (I-Vt) by a whisker this year.
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And though a third poll put those wanting to leave were ahead by a whisker, bookmakers and betting exchanges - watched closely by investors - now put the chances of a "Brexit" at around 24 percent, down from 40 percent just five days ago.
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He won in 2016 by a whisker, few of his supporters have since deserted him, and the benefits of incumbency, in terms of name recognition, the mystique of the office and the many opportunities it presents to blend governing and campaigning, have long been recognised.
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There is a heist aboard a speeding train, on an elevated mountain track, that has nothing to do with outer space and plenty to do with avoiding mortal peril by a whisker: precisely the sort of rampant gamble that Dr. Jones used to enjoy.
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It was the 28th highest rated show of the week.CBS gains, but ABC still leads by a whisker Deeb, Gary. Chicago Tribune 8 Dec 1977: a12.
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The DA underperformed and lost support in Gauteng, a province that the party was expected to gain control of through a coalition government.Deklerk, Aphiwe. ANC holds on to Gauteng by a whisker, TimesLIVE, 11 May 2019.
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"Leader out after 20 years – by a whisker", GetReading, 6 May 2008. He was the longest-serving council leader in the history of the town of Reading.See Alan Alexander: Borough Government and Politics: Reading 1835–1985. London: HarperCollins, 1985.
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The FF+ gained two seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained its sole seat. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) returned to the provincial legislature by winning one seat.ANC holds on to Gauteng by a whisker. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
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Faking as Ramakrishnan, he busts out a drug group and send over the drug to Shekhar's office. However, he takes the money involved in that deal himself. Tracing the location of the phone calls made, Shekhar traced the residence of Sankar. However Sankar escapes by a whisker.
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Following Segrave to Daytona Beach, on 19 February 1928 Campbell took the record at , breaking the 200 mph barrier for his first time. Once again though he only held the record for a couple of months, losing it by a whisker to Ray Keech and the White Triplex.
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Heikki Kovalainen in the second Renault was fourth ahead of both the McLarens of Räikkönen and Montoya."Paul Ricard day one - Alonso by a whisker" Formula1.com. Retrieved 2 October 2006 Alonso was top on day two as well, with Kovalainen second in the other Renault. Jacques Villeneuve was third in his BMW Sauber, a second slower than the Renaults.
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Her manager Giles Holland said "It would appear that she's done it. She's done it by a whisker, but she's done it." FIS confirmed her eligibility to compete in the 2014 Olympics, with Ana Jelusic of the FIS mentioning that the Krvavec results "ticks all the boxes". A Swiss race on 3 and 4 February raised her score to 171.09.
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After winning three national championships, he lost by a whisker the bronze medal in the exciting triple jump event at 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where despite a jump of - up to two days before the world record stood to - he ended only at the fourth place, behind the Italian jumper Giuseppe Gentile. He took part also at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, ending at 29th place.
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It was not to be in the end, though. After starting the last round in fourth place, he messed up his first three shots to slip to 6th. With only the top-8 qualifying for the final, he came back to 4th but again hit an 8 in the 6th shot. Another bad shot of 7 on the penultimate shot and he missed the final spot by a whisker.
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On some snooping, they find that each man is married and each of them has a miserable married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out and his identity will be revealed. However, each of their attack goes awry and they get saved from being arrested each time, just by a whisker.
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A let down followed in 1968. The year started badly when Hart was drafted into the army, which the club was able to defer for a year. Player and club performed in fits and starts for most of the year, before the team came roaring home, missing the finals by a whisker. A similar scenario was unfolding the following year, but the players pulled together and Richmond sneaked into the finals in fourth place.
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V. Shantaram, the chairman of the 28th National Film Awards, appreciated the opening scene and climax of the film shown in "intercut", which shows Suhasini jogging and rushing to the airport to catch her husband respectively. It was also screened at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India. According to Sarath Babu, his performance was considered for the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, but he missed "by a whisker".
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Bennati won the third stage, into Milazzo; the following day, Cavendish won the stage to Lungomare, his first Grand Tour win. The next sprinters' stage was the ninth; Bennati won, by a whisker, over Paolo Bettini, who was racing his final Giro d'Italia. Bennati also won the 12th stage, with a narrow margin over Cavendish; the order was reversed the following day. His three stage victories in a Giro with few stages suitable for sprinters also gave Bennati the points jersey.
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During border control checks at Feldkirch, the train on which Joyce and Barnacle were travelling was boarded, and passengers inspected by officials; Joyce escaped arrest by a whisker. If Joyce had been arrested then, he would have been unable to write Ulysses in its present form, hence his comment to Jolas. At the end of 2001, the ÖBB replaced a plaque mounted by the Feldkirch culture circle above the ticket counters on Bloomsday 1994 with a more conspicuous presentation of the Joycean literary quotation.
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He then won the Slovak National Time Trial Championship on 26 June, followed by a solo win in the National Road Race Championships two days later. Both events were held in Sagan's hometown Žilina. In the Tour de France, after he suffered a flat tire and caught back up to the 25 rider lead group, Sagan took second position on Stage 2, where André Greipel beat him by a whisker. On the fourth Stage featuring cobbles, Sagan sprinted to a third position after protecting his leader Contador.
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Winning a competition, such as a horse race, "by a whisker" (a short beard hair) is a narrower margin of victory than winning "by a nose." An even narrower anatomically-based margin might be described in the idiom "by the skin of my teeth," which is typically applied to a narrow escape from impending disaster. This is roughly analogous to the idiomatic phrase "as small as the hairs on a gnat's bollock." German speakers similarly use “Muggeseggele,” literally “housefly’s scrotum,” as a small unit of measurement.
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He joined the Nottinghamshire Constabulary in 1978, aged 25 serving in West Bridgford, Clifton, The Meadows, Carlton and St Ann's. During his service he also worked on a number of murder cases and became interested in forensic science. McCrery retired from the police in August 1987 before attending Trinity College, Cambridge from October of the same year to read Modern History. In 1988 he persuaded Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram to race around the Great Court at Trinity College, a race made famous in the film Chariots of Fire; Coe won by a whisker.
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Two other teams that did better than expected were carried by surprising young goaltenders. The Calgary Flames ended a seven-year playoff drought backed by the solid play of Miikka Kiprusoff, and the Boston Bruins won the Northeast Division by a whisker over the Toronto Maple Leafs with the help of eventual Calder Memorial Trophy-winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft. Goaltending was also the story of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings as the return from retirement of legend Dominik Hasek bumped Curtis Joseph to the minor leagues. At the same time, long-time back up Manny Legace recorded better numbers than both veterans and won the starting job in the playoffs.
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When a Super League was suggested, Castleford resisted a merger with Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers, and became a founder member of the Super League in 1996. The team performed weakly at the start of the season causing the resignation of coach John Joyner, the team avoided relegation by a whisker in 1997 following the appointment of Stuart Raper. The next season, they managed to frustrate the bleak predictions of pundits to move up the league, finishing sixth at the end of the season, after putting in some good performances and pleasing their fans with a sprinkling of victories. In 1999, they continued on this upward trajectory, finishing fifth, as well as making the semi-finals of both the Challenge Cup and the Grand Final play-offs.
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In 2005 another Goan side, Sporting Clube de Goa, missed the title by a whisker when the Army XI produced an upset to win, but the following year was undeniably Goan when a third Goan team, Dempo S.C., thrashed JCT 2–0 in the 2006 finals. Recent seasons has been dominated by yet another Goan team: Churchill Brothers. They won the tournament three times: in 2007, 2009 and 2011, and narrowly missed a hat-trick, as runners-up in 2008; they were also runners-up in 2001–02. The winning team is presented with three trophies: The President’s Cup (first presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India); the Durand Cup (the original challenge prize, which is a rolling trophy); and the Shimla Trophy (first presented by citizens of Shimla in 1904 and, since 1965, a rolling trophy).
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He played in Stavanger open 2017 Norway and Finished 3rd. He again Successfully defended his title in Sautron International Open 2017 and won the tournament with a round to spare shortly after his return to India from his successful trip Stany had to go through personal tragedy as his father passed away due to cardiac arrest, Stany later stated that "His only regret was the fact that he could not become a GM when his father was alive". Stany started 2018 by finishing 2nd runner up in the Prestigious Hastings Masters in UK. But then had a string of bad tournaments, He missed GM norms by a whisker in Czech Open and Arad Open,Romania. He finished third in Gujarat International Open where Stany made headlines by scoring 7/7 in which he defeated the top seed of the tournament GM Kravtsiv Martyn of Ukraine in round 7.
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