Sentences with phrase «slim victories in»

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders opened up a new line of attack in the Democratic presidential primary yesterday, putting Hillary Clinton on the defensive over her liberal credentials just days after she eked a slim victory in the Iowa caucuses.

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His margin of victory in Michigan was even slimmer, at about 10,700 votes out of 4.8 million cast.

Sanders is depending on a victory in California on June 7 to keep his slim hopes for the Democratic nomination alive.

In 2012, Obama won Ohio with a slim 50.1 % of the vote, a victory that handed the incumbent 18 electoral votes.

He had crunched the numbers, looked at the demographics and predicted a landslide victory for Obama in North Carolina and a slim two - point Clinton win in Michigan.

Burnley's relegation to the Championship, after just one season in the top flight, was confirmed at the weekend — with their victory over Hull City not enough to keep their slim hopes of survival alive.

After hanging on to a slim seven - point lead in the late stages of their Nov. 3 season finale with Vista del Lago - Folsom, senior tight end Spencer Webb admitted he and his teammates could not help but think about their heartbreaking season - opening loss to Manteca in the waning moments of the victory.

That emphatic victory put them close to Chelsea, in second place, but any hopes of mounting a late title challenge with only 12 games to go, are very slim, at this...

The Avalanche won't be bothered by their slim chances against Nashville in the first round, as just making the playoffs is already a huge victory.

The first leg was played at Balaídos in Spain with United earning the slimmest of 1 - 0 victories with Rashford finding the back of the net through a free - kick in the 67th minute of the match, shortly before limping off with an injury himself.

The Foxes slim victory over the Canaries is just another dramatic chapter in their unpredictable and often inspiring season.

However, the slim two victories Wolves have enjoyed this season are two more than some teams have managed this season, so perhaps somewhere in their locker there is a match winning performance waiting to be found.

Lamb's slim margin of apparent victory upended the political landscape ahead of November's midterm elections, and emboldened Democrats to run maverick campaigns even in deep - red areas where Republicans remain bedeviled by Trump's unpopularity.

In a fiercely contested day the House of Lords took a slim 10 point victory over the House of Commons in the annual Lords vs. Commons clay shooIn a fiercely contested day the House of Lords took a slim 10 point victory over the House of Commons in the annual Lords vs. Commons clay shooin the annual Lords vs. Commons clay shoot.

While the rules stipulate that he would need to win a bare majority, a slim margin of victory could, in reality, severely undermine his authority and leave his position untenable.

There's still time left in the legislative session, and time for the Senate and the Assembly to take up these issues, though the chances of any major progressive victories in the next two months are slim with a Republican - led Senate.

The region's Republicans scored several victories in the state assembly races, even though Democrats statewide still maintain a slim 70 - 64 majority in the state house.

Some seem to think Moonlight has a slim chance at victory, predicated not just on its near - universal acclaim but also on the more diverse voices welcomed into the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (AMPAS) in the aftermath of last year's #OscarSoWhite controversy.

After the slew of Republican victories in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 elections, the NEA still held a majority of allies (albeit by a slim margin), at 51 percent in the House and 53 percent in the Senate.

An upset win by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, despite polls suggesting only a slim chance of victory, could result in similar convulsions.

Portal 2 is the night's biggest winner by a slim margin, earning 3 awards against Battlefield 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 «s 2 each, but taking home a victory in some of the biggest categories.