The phrase "a swing of more" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a change or variation in something, but it lacks context to be effectively used.
Example: "The stock market experienced a swing of more than 200 points today."
Alternatives: "a change of more" or "a variation of more".
On Sunday the ALP had a 628-vote lead, a swing of more than 9% from the Liberals.
The seat, which had been held by Labour's Margaret Curran, was won by the SNP's Natalie McGarry, who achieved a swing of more than 30%.
Luton South is number 149 on the list of Conservative targets, requiring a swing of more than 7% for the Tories to win it.
The Green's Tamara Smith achieved a swing of more than 30% to take Ballina, which despite containing the left-leaning Byron Bay, has traditionally been a National party seat.
The latest polling suggests a swing of more than 7% to Labor in WA, where they have been very weak at the last three elections, although that swing has been dropping as the campaign has progressed.
Natasha Griggs, the Country Liberal party MP in the Northern Territory seat of Solomon, was defeated by the ALP candidate, Luke Gosling, after a swing of more than 10%.
In truth, anything less than 5% would be sorely disappointing, while a swing of something more like 10% would be required to justify its current lead in opinion polls.
A Widnes defeat to Leigh and a points swing of more than 120 is required for Bradford or Wakefield to sneak into the third automatic promotion place.
They did so badly in the general election last month that, assuming no change in Britain's idiosyncratic electoral system, it would require a wholly unprecedented swing of more than 10% to give them a one-seat majority in the next general election.
In America, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Japan and Spain a swing of 9% or more of GDP is required.Given the scale of the task, it seems best not to put it off for too long, especially since economies are no longer shrinking, just growing slowly.
The aim of the imp table is to stop one board from deciding a match, the maximum gain being 24 imps for a swing of 4,000 points or more.
