Sentence examples for a paper-thin margin from inspiring English sources

Proposition L was defeated by a paper-thin margin of 0.4percentt.

For Mr. Stoiber, who challenged the chancellor last year and lost by a paper-thin margin, it was a welcome bit of political revenge.

Mr. Schröder has struggled to enact new economic policies since he was re-elected by a paper-thin margin in late 2002.

And considered as exponents of power and influence, the German and Italian governments deserve more credit than they are getting.Unexpectedly, having won the election by a paper-thin margin, the government of Romano Prodi went straight after Italy's notoriously cosseted groups, such as pharmacists, lawyers and, yes, taxi-drivers, who all have a grip on their professions.

On an island with already deep political divisions, the paper-thin margin and the possibility of a court fight are likely to cause further political friction in the weeks ahead.

Tampa Bay missed the finals by the paper-thin margin of a 1-0 Game 7 road loss.

In a parliament of paper-thin margins, those seats could make a huge difference.

Senators from both parties voiced hope that the paper-thin margins may yield a new bipartisanship.

It's hard for a small brewery to survive on its paper-thin margins; most don't have the kind of capital to pay for lines, even if they wanted to.

"The whole thing about same-day delivery is that they run ultraefficient operations on paper-thin margins," he said.

The company is operating on paper-thin margins, last year producing £2.5m of profits on turnover of £500m from its 300 shops.