Sentences with phrase «narrow victory»

Bronx District 13 (Pelham Bay and the Northeast Bronx): The race to succeed term - limited James Vacca saw Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj win a surprisingly narrow victory over progressive activist Marjorie Velazquez even though Gjonaj spent over $ 700,000, more than any other Council candidate.

President Trump won the Electoral College with narrow victories in three states, despite having lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.

The 2000 referendum on whether to approve an amendment to the District's charter that would change the size and method of selecting the board of education provided a very narrow victory for the mayor's proposal.

Despite early setbacks against Manchester City and Chelsea, The Baggies sealed narrow victories against Stoke, Aston Villa, Norwich and Sunderland to climb the table.

Two incumbent Republican state senators, Carl Marcellino and Kemp Hannon, in the Fifth and Sixth Districts, in Nassau County, seemed to have won narrow victories.

His 25 - yard opening - day screamer got the ball rolling in a vindictive narrow victory at the Britannia Stadium and the 23 - year - old has since been the focal point of much of the club's good work going forward.

Nick Clegg's party shrug off Lord Rennard scandal and resignation of former MP Chris Huhne to claim narrow victory

He also asserts (in a recent article) that «the exceedingly narrow victory of Donald Trump may be understood as the last gasp of a dying conservatism that has been destroyed by American....

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This idea would probably have been badly received had it been put forward in the leadership election and might well have cost Clegg his very narrow victory.

A win is a win is a win, but Zephyr Teachout supporters had to be concerned over her surprisingly narrow victory over a virtually unknown Columbia County fruit farmer at March 3's Ulster Democratic Committee's congressional nominating convention in Kingston.

Maybe it's the promise of online multiplayer which, like in Mario Kart 7 before it, will allow me to eke out narrow victories over vicious 14 - year - old Japanese school girls?

President Obama's narrow victory among Catholic voters this week will be seen by many as a political loss for the U.S. Catholic bishops, who appeared to be openly opposing Obama during the presidential campaign.

With an equally narrow victory in the Senate, Clinton's final budget became law.

But the relatively narrow victory, and the panicked, emotional scenes that preceded it over the last fortnight, have contributed again to the weakening of the prime minister.

(CNN)-- Rep. Charlie Rangel, D - New York, who was first elected in 1971, claimed victory in what he says is his last race, looking like he'll survive a second straight narrow victory against the same opponent he faced two years ago when he barely kept his political career alive.

In 2012, Boris's narrow victory contrasted with Labour's comfortable victory on the same day in elections to the Greater London Assembly.

He attributed his much narrower victory this year to state and national factors.

On Long Island, incumbent Jack M. Martins, whose narrow victory in 2010 helped tip control of the State Senate into Republican hands, solidly beat Adam Haber, a Nassau County businessman who has helped finance his own campaign.

The loss of these unions» political clout certainly was a factor in giving Donald Trump narrow victories in both states.

Both TVs are outstanding, each appealing to the differing needs and wants of differing viewers, but since we have to name a winner, we're going to give the extremely narrow victory to the LG E7 OLED.

Published last month, the Court decision itself was only a minor, narrow victory for the ECI that left many questions still to be answered in its on - going legal saga.

Banged - up during last weekend's narrow victory over Green Bay, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder remains one of the biggest names on the injury report heading into Saturday's NFC Wild Card showdown.

And Paterson's aides say Mayor Bloomberg's narrow victory against Bill Thompson doesn't bode well for Cuomo.

Chelsea new boy Pedro starred on his debut as captain John Terry was sent off in the Premier League champions» narrow victory at West Brom

On the other hand, here is John Coffee writing about DuPont's narrow victory in its proxy fight against Trian:

Sanders eked out a narrow victory.

Even if the stay supporters eke out a narrow victory, the sentiment stirred by the vote could stiffen the growing resistance to control from Brussels.

Scheer, for those who missed it, edged out a narrow victory against Maxime Bernier in May in the contest for leader of the Conservative party.

9) Cardston - Taber - Warner After being unseated by Wildorse MLA Mr. Hinman in 2004, PC MLA Broyce Jacobs won a narrow victory in 2008.

While the history books record Premier Harry Strom as the great conciliator of Canadian confederation, he led the dynasty to its narrowest victory the 1971 election.

Mrs. Clinton won a narrow victory in New Hampshire for four reasons.

Juventus finally confirmed the inevitable as an Arturo Vidal goal gave them a narrow victory against Sampdoria, and more importantly the point they required to clinch their fourth consecutive Serie A title.

Team Bernkopf, as they did in the Regular Season, held on to a narrow victory that could have gone to either Team.

The Reds captain has not played since being substituted with a hamstring injury, in the narrow victory over Tottenham nearly a month ago.

He opened his account with the winner in a friendly against Austria last year, and also got the crucial goal in Sunday's narrow victory over Chile at the Emirates, taking his tally to two goals from four caps.

It won't be easy, but Roberto Martinez's men will probably continue their dominance over the Villans with a narrow victory.

Theo Walcott was their matchwinner in the third round of the Carabao Cup, when his 25th - minute goal was enough to give Arsenal a narrow victory over League One Doncaster Rovers at the Emirates.

Now lets watch AOBs find a way to blame Wenger for our narrow victory

So nearly half their games in La Liga have been either a loss, draw or narrow victory.

The Blues moved to within two victories of the Premier League title after edging to a narrow victory at Stamford Bridge.

And the failure to win was then punished to the full by Leicester City who managed another narrow victory and opened up an eight point gap on the Gunners.

Just like the previous year, Amador Valley squeaked out a narrow victory over Carondelet in the closing minutes of the game.

With Burnley set up how they were - a narrow victory is a fantastic result.

The best result for Arsenal is a narrow victory because it means 3 points but it maintains Arsenals underdog status going into the Chelsea game.

After helping the Portugal U21 side to a narrow victory over England, he has now guided them to the Under 21 Final by starring in the 5 - 0 demolition of the young Germany team.

These two teams tussled all the way back in September and that saw Team Gphi / Sammy's 18s grab a narrow Victory on the Flag Football field..

Jordan Schwartz led the team with 2 touchdowns, via his legs, in this narrow victory that would end up being the CEA Study Abroad Game of the Day.

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The Spaniards did win away yesterday but it was a narrow victory against unfancied Las Palmas and the match on Tuesday will be their third in six games, so if we can stand firm and stop them from getting an early goal I see no reason to believe that the Gunners can not pull off a big shock and beat the mighty Barcelona.