Sentences with phrase «by a whisker»

No fewer than three persons Saturday escaped death by the whiskers in an accident which occurred in Ogun state.

«It was while they were heading home to get money which they were instructed to pay in the bank that she was killed while others escaped by the whiskers.

It's actually slightly shorter than the Golf too, though only by a whisker.

Of course as we all know, it did not continue and the top six was missed by a whisker.

The only time Bonacic lost a single county was when former New Paltz supervisor and county legislator Susan Zimet took Ulster by a whisker in 2006.

Morley & Outwood is where Ed Balls suffered the biggest humiliation of the 2015 election, losing by a whisker of 422 to Tory opera singer Andrea Jenkyns.

No fewer than 10 persons missed death by whiskers as the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a truck in Oka - Akoko, Akoko South West...

Wale Odunsi, deputy editor of DAILY POST missed death by the whiskers on Wednesday as a mobile police personnel attached to the Government House in Kogi...

Moving on from rear legroom (which is at least decent, even for taller people), the scales of the balanced are left pretty much untouched after analysing the boot space as well: the Audi leads by a whisker with its 505 liters compared to BMW's 495 and 490 in the Mercedes - Benz.

Almeria There was no mistaking which area Almeria struggled most with last season as they survived in La Liga by a whisker, despite conceding a whopping 71 times.

His political career and ambitions nearly ended when by a whisker the Major government survived a vote on the Scott Inquiry into arms for Iraq by one vote.

In terms of battery, the Galaxy Tab S3 beats Galaxy Tab S2 by a whisker as the former boasts a 6,000 mAh battery, compared to the latter's 5,870 mAh one.

For as per the latest e-reader news, Borders has slashed the prices of its Kobo and Aluratek e-book reading devices so that it will now require you to shell out $ 129.99 for a Kobo e-reader, down from $ 149.99 while if its an Aluratek Libre reader that you'd like to have, the good thing is it has breached the proverbial $ 100 mark, by a whisker though so that its now available for $ 99.99, down from the $ 119.99 that it earlier commanded.

He's ready to seize the Chinese dragon by its whiskers on a host of issues ranging from North Korea and the South China Sea, to intellectual property rights and immigration.

Jay Hoag was elected by a whisker in 2014, and the same went for Timothy Haley and Ann Mather in 2013.

But then, you have Wenger, who is never up for it, as he is fighting his own fight by trying the same thing over and over expecting different results, so we'll probably miss out on the next round by a whisker, as he'll fail to motivate the players and he'll fail to select the best possible team, as he doesn't look at the form, but he looks not to offend.

If you like get 38 cleansheets and no win you'll still finish above the relegation zone by a whisker.

I'd prefer Dante to Subotic, but since Hummels and Dante are both left footed game - openers, Dante misses the squad by a whisker.

As Dougie Freedman's Bolton had missed out on the play - offs by a whisker hopes were high going into the 2013/14 season.

The chancellor talks now as if he has inherited a recession and delivered growth — but he inherited growth and only avoided two recessions by a whisker.

Now he's triumphed not by a whisker, but with a landslide, the Blairites appear to realise they must be seen to accept the result.

Recall that the lawmaker had in April allegedly escaped death by the whiskers after gunmen invaded his country home in Ayetoro - Gbede area of Kogi State.

Congress called upon the GAO to investigate the role that iVotronic direct - recording electronic (DRE) touch - screen voting machines, made by Election Systems & Software, Inc., in Omaha, Neb., played in the highly controversial 2006 election for Florida's 13th Congressional District, in which Republican Vern Buchanan edged out Democrat Christine Jennings by a whisker - thin 369 vote margin.

«The mouse's whiskers are its most important sensory organ and the signals received by the whiskers are converted into sensations by the cortex.

Release Date: December 2, 1965 Starring: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall Directed By: Robert Stevenson Tagline: They'll crack this case by a whisker!

Playing by the rules, however, I'm happy to give a nod to my favorite Leigh film since Topsy - Turvy (by a whisker over Vera Drake), since that might encourage him to keep devoting his energy to fascinatingly detailed recreations of England in centuries past.

Because of that, it wins by a whisker.

There's actually more leg room in the Mercedes - AMG E63, although the margins are small, while the B5 beats it for head room by a whisker.

We gave both Merrill Edge and Charles Schwab four stars, but in the underlying scoring, Merrill ranked ahead by a whisker.

Miniature schnauzers are also characterized by whiskers that are markedly thick.

But we could only pick one Game of the Month winner, and this month, it's Sonic by a whisker.

There were also cash prizes for those who just missed the mark by a whisker.

The pixel density weighs in at 286ppi, which beats the Moto by a whisker.

However it did outscore both the OPPO F1s and the VIVO V5 by a whisker or two.

With McIlroy struggling all day (CBS» Dottie Pepper called his play «flat») and Reed hanging on to the lead by a whisker, Spieth went out with two straight birdies to start, added a third on the fifth hole, and made the turn at 3 - under 33 after two more consecutive birds.

There was no mistaking which area Almeria struggled most with last season as they survived in La Liga by a whisker, despite conceding a whopping 71 times.

In terms of battery, the Galaxy Tab S3 beats Galaxy Tab S2 by a whisker as the former boasts a 6,000 mAh battery, compared to the latter's 5,870 mAh one.

«The Comrade Governor's back - up vehicle was badly affected as well as three other vehicles conveying security officers and members of the Governor's Press Crew; the Comrade Governor's vehicle escaped by the whiskers.

A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Gunners lack of success in the big and even in the mediocre games hindered the Gunners from lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy last season, when they missed it by some whiskers of points.

should remember soton, sheffield wed even recently the newcastle game where we escaped by a whisker.

A minute later a perfectly orchestrated counter attack saw Blokhin's shot miss out by whiskers.

The older brother of ex-leader Ed, David Miliband was frontrunner to replace Gordon Brown in 2010, until his sibling beat him by a whisker.

He said he equally escaped death by a whisker.