Sentence examples for a narrower majority from inspiring English sources

The Conservatives won a third general election in 1987, but with a narrower majority.

The bill now moves to a vote next week in the lower house, where the government has a narrower majority.

His third general election victory in 2005, albeit with a narrower majority than in 1997 and 2001, elevates him to the super league of British prime ministers.

Working with a narrower majority, Clinton barely passed a budget and then failed to win approval for his health care plan before losing Congress altogether.

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By contrast, in fall 2002, as he was weighing a presidential run, he voted with a narrower majority of Democratic senators to grant President Bush the right to use force to overthrow Saddam Hussein if necessary, "because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region".

She retained a narrow majority in Congress.

Ultimately the Conservatives won a narrow majority.

"Sadly, a narrow majority blocked the effort".

Men hold a narrow majority, 50.6 to 49.4percentt.

Either route would probably leave him with a narrow majority.