Despite all the payouts he has earned for them down the years, the Ascot punters decided – albeit narrowly – that Dettori had got it wrong.
It's prudent to have judges who decide cases narrowly, who emphasize the specific context of each case, who value gradual change, small steps and modest self-restraint.
"There's a great deal of wisdom to the notion that you try to decide cases narrowly and you let the other decision-makers make as many decisions as they can".
In the end the panel narrowly decided against pragmatism and chose to set straight the historical records.
The case of John Hampden (1637) turned upon the king's emergency powers and divided the royal judges, who narrowly decided for the crown.
The Israeli government, though deeply divided on the matter, narrowly decided Sunday to release some 300 of more than 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.
In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage.
Dominic Sandbrook is a historian whose books include Never Had It So Good and Mad as Hell The 1964 general election was hotly contested and narrowly decided – power went to Labour by an exceedingly slender majority.
Lysacek received only a judges' warning for a wrong-edged takeoff on his triple flip, not a 2- or 3-point deduction that would have changed the outcome, which was narrowly decided in his favor by 257.67 points to 256.36.
It is also possible that the case could be decided or settled narrowly — allowing former players to be compensated for the use of their images but leaving the status of current players unchanged.
In terms of aid given to Romney and loyalty proven, it's worth noting that Rob Portman, the Ohio senator, worked vigorously to shore up Romney's absolutely crucial victory in Ohio's narrowly decided primary.
