The phrase "a small margin and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific detail or aspect that is accompanied by a small margin, often in contexts like finance, design, or statistics.
Example: "The project was completed with a small margin and exceeded our initial expectations."
Alternatives: "a slight margin and" or "a narrow margin and".
They recognized that Michigan, for example, was a vulnerable state and felt that if they could keep Trump away ― by acting overly confident about their chances ― they would win it by a small margin and with a marginal resource allocation.
The lawyer for Alishaev Brothers, Ivan Fisher, said that the gold was short by "a small margin" and that the company was not admitting wrongdoing.
But they trailed the city average in reading by a small margin, and critics said their performance was underwhelming given the support many receive from benefactors.
Beneath the aimless chit-chat is the general expectation that President Obama will hold onto the White House by a small margin, and it's that expectation that saps the broadcasts of any tension they might have.
Minutes later, an incensed and shocked-looking Fillon took to the stage at his head quarters to announce that he himself had won by a small margin, and that voters should now await the officially announcement of the results by the party's internal commission.
Nobody has ever overturned an election result in Mexico one of the PRI's legacies is a system that makes this very difficult but with such a small margin and such blatant malpractice, the PRD might just succeed this time.Even if the PRI's victory stands, many party members will find nothing to celebrate.
"We'd rather take a smaller margin and get guys into good-looking suits".
In Texas, Sanders won the "honest" vote as well, but by a smaller margin, and Clinton won among voters who say they want a candidate who cares about them.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have a smaller margin, and each Republican senator will have even more incentive to withhold his or her vote to get something.
"It's a business with a very small margin, and an industry unto itself".
Both the flow of foreign aid and FDI do influence Kenya's GDP growth rate with a small margin (Opolot, Mutenyo and Kalio 2009).
