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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a margin of just" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a small difference or amount in a competitive context, such as scores, votes, or measurements.
Example: "The team won the game by a margin of just two points."
Alternatives: "a narrow margin of" or "a slight margin of".
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He now holds the seat on a margin of just 1,627 votes.
It worked; Thomson was defeated by a margin of just three hundred and thirty-six votes.
It is held by the government by a margin of just 0.8%.
A total of 10,844 votes were cast, and Ellyn Bogdanoff won by a margin of just 12 votes.
On November 5th, SeaTac-ians spoke: yes, by a margin of just seventy-seven votes, out of six thousand cast.
But the election was much closer than the polls predicted: a margin of just 1.6%, or about 275,000 votes.
Homosexuality was only decriminalised in 1993 and divorce legalised in 1995 by a margin of just 9,000.
2 06 p.m. | Updated A margin of just 22 seconds, after racing twice around the clock, decided the season-opening Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona race.
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Although first-half 2001 sales reached $3.3 billion (up 11% year-on-year), operating profit fell 20% to $228 million–an operating margin of just 7%–and pro forma net profit fell 44%, to $131 million.
But these cracks appear now to have been largely papered over.Despite the advantages Mr Bouteflika enjoys, Algeria still has a margin of freedom just broad enough to allow for some political jostling.
Not a margin of 909, just 909 votes period.
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