Sentences with phrase «very narrow victory»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

Nor are they worried about the outcome of the next round and this suggests a Macron victory — although, like many recent elections, the margin may be very narrow.

Barcelona's narrow victory over Celtic very nearly had the Nou Camp raging but a 94th minute goal from Jordi Alba ensured... [Read more...]

Let's not forget what this famous club is all about, though; they are the most successful club in English football, having been crowned champions nineteen times, while they're also the reigning Premier League champions and last season's beaten finalists in this very competition, and they showed exactly why they've been champions on numerous occasions when grounding out a narrow victory away at Everton the following weekend.

In October 1974 Labour won a narrow majority, there was record inflation, high unemployment, massive Conservative Local Election & By Election victories followed by the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the Liberals.