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The phrase "a margin of less" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe a small difference or gap, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The project was completed with a margin of less than 5% of the budget."
Alternatives: "a small margin" or "a narrow margin."
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He was elected with a margin of less than 1 percent at the end of 2008.
A margin of less than a hundred votes in any seat is cause for an automatic recount.
Clinton beat Trump in Mahoning on Tuesday by just 49% to 46% – a margin of less than 3,500 votes.
By Minnesota law, a margin of less than one-half of one per cent requires a recount.
In 1976, though, 20 states were won or lost by a margin of less than five percentage points.
Obama won Florida in the last presidential election by a margin of less than 1%, in a state where 17% of the voting population was Hispanic.
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Most recent polls shows the No supporters winning by a margin of slightly less than two to one.
Even Democrats, who are the most likely to think the leaks aren't a big deal, are by a margin of 3pt less likely, rather than more, to back Obama because of the controversy.
But the BMW costs almost twice as much in average maintenance (by a margin of well less than $1,000, by the way) and is a bit more expensive to own overall, in large part because it costs about $3,000-$3,000-$4,000o purchase.
The difference was fewer than 25,000 votes, a margin of slightly less than 3%.
The sample size was estimated in order to measure the prevalence (50%) of the 'patient expectations' items (categorical data) with a margin of error less than 5%.
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