Sentences with phrase «through by a narrow margin»

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It has spent $ 8 million making that case through lobbying and advertising, and it seems to be working: The latest polls show Prop F being defeated by a narrow margin.

As Ann Black, the chairwoman of Labour's National Executive Committee, announced the results of the fourth round of the contest and it became clear that Ed Miliband had won by the narrowest of margins (50.65 per cent compared to his brother David's 49.35 per cent), a collective sigh of relief rippled through the ranks of the Coalition.

The legislation, HR 2264, was signed by the President last month after squeaking through both the House and Senate by the narrowest possible margins.

The climate bill got through the House of Representatives in June, but only by a very narrow margin.