Sentences with phrase «by a narrow margin on»

Market breadth was slightly negative, as declining issues outnumbered advancers by a narrow margin on the NYSE.

Astoria's Greek - American elected officials said their constituents remain concerned but hopeful about Greece's economic future after the nation's New Democracy Party was elected by a narrow margin on a platform of remaining within the European Union.

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The study was designed so that each participant won two out of the four contests, but half the group faced off against the same opponent each time and won or lost by a narrow margin; these slight victories and losses to the same opponent encouraged feelings of rivalry among participants, who subsequently reported higher scores on the Machiavellianism scale.

Many of our significant distributors operate on narrow margins and have been negatively affected by business pressures in the past.

The Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the election, while the Democratic Party of President Obama held on to the Senate by a narrow margin.

The former effect reflects the narrowing of margins on housing and small business loans: the rate on standard variable rate housing loans has fallen by 1.3 percentage points more than the cash rate since mid 1996; in 1998, the average variable - rate on small business loans has fallen by 0.7 of a percentage point relative to the cash rate.

It should be mentioned that the 2008 General Conference sustained United Methodist membership in RCRC by a margin of only 32 votes out of a total of 800 cast; this is the narrowest vote, to date, on United Methodist membership in RCRC.)

All of their Coppa Italia victories on the way to the last 16 have been by a narrow margin.

Carrying on from the narrow escape in 2011 when new Swansea manager Michael Laudrup managed to keep the club in the Primera Liga by the smallest of margins, Mallorca seemed to have ridden their luck too far in the early stages of the next season.

World indoor champion Mohamed Aman gained revenge on the man who defeated him at last year's World Youth Championships, Leonard Kosencha, taking the 800m by a narrow margin — 1:43.68 to 1:43.70.

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.

In the wake of an appellate court decision, Spa City's charter change advocates are once again trying to get their hands on electronic images of ballots cast in November's charter referendum that was defeated by a narrow 10 - vote margin.

The group won approval of a statewide initiative amendment in a state constitutional convention in 1986, but voters, probably not comprehending its meaning due to a lack of publicity on the issue, rejected it by a narrow margin.

Arizona 2: Romney won here by an even narrower margin, 49.9 - 48.4 percent, but GOP Rep. Martha McSally had a $ 2.2 million to $ 389,000 cash advantage on March 31 over former Democratic state Rep. Matt Heinz.

David Miliband's smooth journey towards the Labour party leadership was dealt a blow last night as one poll suggested his brother was on course to snatch victory by a narrow margin.

The NYCO measure was approved by voters statewide 53 - 47 percent — a vote that Protect the Adirondacks noted was the narrowest margin in a half - century on a question involving the forest preserve.

Nigel Farage warns today he would fight for a second referendum on Britain in Europe if the remain campaign won by a narrow margin next month.

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

The leader of the Lib Dem group on Bedford council, Nick Charsley, lost his seat by the narrow margin of just 48 votes.

In fact the only Plan B policy that Lib Dem voters like, and then only by a narrow margin, is borrowing more to spend on infrastructure.

The bill passed by its narrowest margin ever — it was 85 - 61 in 2007 — a change Democrats blamed on several vacant seats and Republican gains in last year's election.

Bursting onto the scene at the Cannes Film Festival where it was greeted with a 15 - minute standing ovation (and the Best Director Award for Refn), the film — which co-stars Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman and Albert Brooks — has since went on to rack up the accolades and just manages to pip Attack the Block as our favourite film of the year by the narrowest of margins.

A Name for Evil Dominic Frontiere (1973) *** 1/2 Nanà Ennio Morricone (1999) **** Nanny McPhee Patrick Doyle (2005) **** Naqoyqatsi Philip Glass (2002) **** Narrow Margin Bruce Broughton (1990) **** Nate and Hayes Trevor Jones (1983) **** National Treasure Trevor Rabin (2004) *** National Treasure: Book of Secrets Trevor Rabin (2007) *** The Nativity Story Mychael Danna (2006) **** Navajo Joe Ennio Morricone (1966) **** Necessary Roughness Bill Conti (1991) * Neighbours Bill Conti (1981) *** Never Let Me Go Rachel Portman (2010) **** The New World James Horner (2005) **** 1/2 Next Mark Isham (2007) *** 1/2 The Next Three Days Danny Elfman (2010) *** Nicholas Nickleby Rachel Portman (2002) ** 1/2 Night at the Museum Alan Silvestri (2006) ** 1/2 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Alan Silvestri (2009) ** 1/2 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Alan Silvestri (2014) *** Night Crossing Jerry Goldsmith (1982) **** 1/2 The Night Manager Victor Reyes (2016) *** The Night Of Jeff Russo (2016) *** 1/2 The Nightmare Before Christmas Danny Elfman (1993) ***** The Nightcomers Jerry Fielding (1972) ***** Nightcrawler James Newton Howard (2014) ** Nightwatch / Killer by Night John Williams / Quincy Jones (1966/71) *** 1/2 Nim's Island Patrick Doyle (2008) **** Nixon John Williams (1995) **** No God, No Master Nuno Malo (2014) **** 1/2 No Strings Attached John Debney (2011) *** Nocturnal Animals Abel Korzeniowski (2016) *** 1/2 Nomad Carlo Siliotto (2006) *** Non-Stop John Ottman (2014) ** Norma Rae David Shire (1979) *** 1/2 North by Northwest Bernard Herrmann (1959) ***** Nostromo Ennio Morricone (1996) ***** Not With My Wife, You Don't John Williams and Any Wednesday George Duning (1966) ** Not Without My Daughter Jerry Goldsmith (1991) ** 1/2 The Notebook Aaron Zigman (2004) **** Notes on a Scandal Philip Glass (2006) **** Notre Dame de Paris Maurice Jarre (1965 ballet) ***** Novecento Ennio Morricone (1976) ***** The November Man Marco Beltrami (2014) ** 1/2 Now and Then Cliff Eidelman (1995) **** Now You See Me 2 Brian Tyler (2016) **** The Number 23 Harry Gregson - Williams (2007) ***

Kant draws a fine line between the concepts of altruism and touches a sensitive nerve, as he evaluates that being altruistic distinguishes a narrow margin between a narcissistic tendencies when it is not supported by a true sense of duty, in fact if unexamined, may even lead to behavioural and attitude patterns closely bordering to neo-colonialism, and actions based on immoral motives; double agenda's that we allow the governments to draw.

If we run the numbers again with these bigger valve sizes, the Gen III V - 10 still comes out on top, though by a narrower margin.

ADOLPH GOTTLIEB (1903 - 1974) Expanding screenprint in colors, 1967, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 75/75, published by Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York, with full (narrow) margins, the palest light - staining, otherwise generally in good condition, framed L. 23 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.

If the Chinese government cracks down on this illicit trade and speculation and, at the same time, supports efforts to educate consumers the way it did with shark fin soup, it's conceivable that the vaquita could, by the narrowest conceivable margin, avoid extinction.

On June 26th, the measure passed by the narrowest of margins, 219 - 212.

Edmontonians were sold this project — and it was approved by the narrowest of margins — based on an argument that it would be good for the city.

This is a reversal of the results presented by Famitsu and Media Create, that saw higher sales on 3DS than on PS4 (albeit by a narrower margin than many expected, including Square Enix, apparently).