Sentences with phrase «by a close margin»

That buoys Democratic hopes of potentially flipping the dozens of GOP - held districts that either Hillary Clinton won or that Trump won by a closer margin.

When Chelsea play poorly they either sneak win with a lucky win or lose by close margin.

No the most «Bucks» thing to do would be to win the next two, which would reel all of us back in, then lose the following in Boston by a close margin, and then get blown out at home in game 6 for the final game in the BC.

We should not be disappointed if we win by a close margin against any team.

There are four teams very close points-wise, there is an unexpected club contending for the title and there is luke - warm manshitty, that will eventually win the title, either on goal difference, or by a close margin.

However, they should still be able to get the win from this match even if it is by a close margin.

Labour expected to lose this morning, but they were hoping to do so by a close margin.

They point out voters rejected charter schools by a close margin.

San Francisco's Bay Area Bike Share ranks last here — and not by a close margin.

Not exact matches

A closer look at Market Basket's operations under Arthur T. Demoulas suggests that its industry - beating 7.2 percent operating margins in 2012, cited by the Boston Business Journal, derive from six secrets: long - term employee relationships, low overhead, bulk purchasing, low prices, no debt and treating employees and customers like family.

While margin purchases typically involve adding leverage to go long on an asset, it's also possible to go short by selling bitcoins on margin, and then closing out the position later on.

The talk show host concluded: «Here's what I'll be very disappointed in: If Trump does lose, as I am very confident that he will, and let's say it's not super close, if he loses by a significant margin and Sean Hannity and people like him have not experienced some significant career pain, if not destruction, because of their role, then it's over.

«Tesla reported mixed 1Q results after the close yesterday, marked by better than expected revenue, margin, & EPS but accompanied by a bigger than expected cash outflow and record net loss.

Finishing among the top three programs in each of the EMBA rankings by U.S. News, the Financial Times, and The Economist, Booth boasted a near - perfect 98.9 score, edging out cross-town rival Northwestern by the closest of margins.

If automatic margin close - out and / or execution of mandatory stop - loss orders occur too often, it is an indication that the leverage made available to, or used by, clients may not be appropriate or that a broker may be behaving in a way so as not to protect clients from crystallising losses when they do occur (e.g. insufficient education or assistance with appropriate risk management).

Out of the obscurity of these verses in Mark and James, there seems to be the challenge of those on the margins, to be drawn by the generosity of Jesus closer inside the circle of disciples.

«Delivering revenue growth and margin accretion over time remains a priority, supported by our investments in building closer, more efficient and strategic partnerships with customers and by positioning TWE as the wine supplier of choice across multiple brand portfolios and countries - of - origin,» Clarke added.

In 2012, on the road against Ivy League rival Cornell, Princeton fell behind by 20 in the first half, but closed the margin to 22 - 15 in the second half before a failed onside kick attempt with 1:42 to play marked the end of the rally.

Scores were even closer in the Ladies» competition, with Cambridge unfortunately inching out Oxford by a margin of just 4 targets from 400.

After going two years without a tour victory, 40 - year - old Jack Nicklaus closed out the U.S. Open with a record 272 and then won the PGA by an unprecedented seven - stroke margin to increase his record string of majors to 19.

He's charged back up to No. 2 after winning the Open in July, and another victory would draw him even closer to Dustin Johnson, who currently holds the top spot by a significant margin.

Although some might be dissapointed to miss a gold medal by such a close margin, Jeter was happy to come away with silver.

A striker and a CDM would close the gap a little but we would still be short by quite a margin.

And Arteta could come in to close the game in the last 15 minutes of the game if we are leading by 2 goals margin.

only a week a go i read a MIRROR news article article saying how citeh had beaten lpool by 4 - nil: but on closer inspection it transpires that the winning margin was in fact 5 goals.

In the American League the Yankees, dead six weeks earlier, effortlessly contained closing rallies by the White Sox and Orioles to win by the biggest one - game margin in baseball history.

BOWLING — JIM STEFANICH of Joliet, Ill. withstood a closing surge by Butch Gearhart of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to capture the $ 4,000 first prize in the $ 50,000 Gansett Open in Cranston, R.I. Stefanich's 9,098 pins gave him a 119 - point margin.

We'll concede the gap is closing, but Folsom's had great teams in the past — and a potential Heisman winner at QB — and those teams lost to De La Salle by double - digit margins.

In a series known for close games, the Bulldogs» three straight wins over the Yellow Jackets have come by an average margin of 17.3 points.

Indeed, the day after Arazi's five - length triumph at Saint - Cloud — had Cauthen not wrapped up on him through the final 100 meters, the colt would have won by twice that margin — some of the leading figures in French racing were viewing the performance with something close to wonder.

The only material point there is he still won the striking battle by a wide margin (not even close)!

In fact, they haven't even been that close — the totals have gone over by an average margin of nearly two runs.

The Seagulls came so close to automatic promotion last season missing a place by the cruellest of margins as Middlesbrough took out the second automatic promotion spot on goal difference.

Mourinho then introduced his two most prized assets, in the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba into the game and United were pressing even further for a goal and they came close on a few more occasions as Ander Herrera and Ibrahimovic missed their targets by narrow margins.

Of the seven defeats they have suffered on home soil this season, just two of them have been by a one - goal margin, so they haven't really been that close in matches.

The Creekwalk necklace is — by a narrow margin — my favorite piece, although the Tibet necklace was a close second.

Most of the babies won by a considerable margin yesterday, but there were a few close calls.

If Dems can turn the national narrative around even by a small amount, margins will be close enough that their data - driven campaigning can swing some tight races.

Sen. Charles Schumer, who is expected to win his re-election bid by a wide margin, took the stage about 30 minutes after the polls closed, saying it's a «sacred opportunity» to serve another six - year term in the US Senate.

He's also ahead by a margin of between five and 20 points on all key issues — the closest Altschuler comes is on the question of the federal deficit.

«I want to congratulate Dave Calone on a spirited race, and I share in the respect and support he garnered in the district, as demonstrated by the very close margin and the strength of his candidacy,» Throne - Holst said in a statement Friday afternoon.

And the New York Times reported that Sanders» statewide victories have been «fueled by his large vote margins among independents,» who may be restricted from voting in closed primaries.

She said candidates will be obligated to promise to back the Women's Equality Agenda to get the line, and that it could make up the margin of error in close races for the State Senate, where the Republicans cling to power by a single seat.

Not one poll has shown Gillespie ahead in the race, one year after Clinton won Virginia by 6 percentage points — a closer - than - expected margin in a state with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators and that's voted for the Democratic nominee in three straight presidential contests.

Creator found an opening in the stretch and ran down Destin in the final stride to win the $ 1.5 million Belmont Stakes by a nose, the closest possible margin of victory.

Problems with the current process were highlighted after the June 26 primary, when unofficial election night tallies showed U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel beating his closest challenger by a respectable margin.

For the first time in many years, New Yorkers actually view the State Senate favorably, by a 46 % to 43 % margin, and the State Assembly is close to evenly split, with 42 % viewing them positively, and 44 % negatively.

The overwhelmingly Democratic Council voted in favor of each bill in the act by an overwhelming margin, with the measure on public urination scraping closest: 39 in favor, 10 against.

In 2010, however, DiNapoli's race was by far the closest statewide race, with 115,000 of his 200,000 vote margin coming from the Bronx.

Ellen Abbot took a closer look at Democrat Dan Maffei, who is trying to win back the seat in Congress he lost two years ago by the slimmest of margins to Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buekle.