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"I think maybe I'd be able to edge him out with sheer will," Mr. Levine concluded.

If they lose the cases, Amazon will be able to edge out the competition, both digital and print, by offering deep discounts.But Mr Daunt, who took charge of Waterstones last July, defends the deal by explaining that while readers like e-books, they also like bookshops, particularly those with well-curated choices, helpful staff, Wi-Fi and a café.

She adds that the first service to truly "open up" their system may be able to edge ahead.

Her technical firepower on beam and floor (along with a decent vault) was the main reason the Romanians were able to edge China for the bronze in London.

Accordingly, he noted, all the directors for this season would be new if he hadn't been able to edge two of them (Mr. Sher and Ms. Zimmerman) into earlier seasons.

But Latinos are showing a greater interest in acting on their own -- it was a reason that Michael R. Bloomberg was able to edge out Mark Green in the mayoral election last year, after Mr. Green was criticized for campaigning unfairly against his Latino opponent in the Democratic primary, Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx borough president.

But it wasn't a state with a lot of persuadable voters: it's the kind of place where elections mostly boil down to turnout, and Mr. Obama — with his considerably stronger ground game — was able to edge out a win there in 2008.

Of course Halo did go on to become the killer app title for the original Xbox in 2001, and without Halo it seems that Microsoft might not have been able to edge out the Nintendo GameCube that holiday season.

Stopping one lap earlier than Ricciardo meant Alonso was narrowly ahead as the Australian emerged from the pits, but the Red Bull re-passed the Ferrari into Turn Two and was able to edge ahead more effectively than during the first stint, holding the position until hitting trouble.

But after a disqualifying "lip-quiver" by Kerry Washington in Scandal (slow-motion replay reveals never produced real tears), Grey's was able to edge itself into the bronze.

Explosives were used to break up the ice, and the sawing parties resumed work, but although the relief ships were able to edge closer, by the end of January Discovery remained icebound, two miles (approx. 3 km) from the rescuers.