But in 2009 expect the margins to become a much bigger focus of attention.
A victory was expected but the margin of 21 was much smaller than ministers had hoped.The most significant change proposed by the higher education green paper is the raising of the limit on university tuition fees from £3,290 a year to £9,000 from 2012.
Although Mr. Kostunica expected to come out ahead, the opposition did not expect the large margin of victory, or its success in municipal elections.
Yet, as debate moderator Annie Petit noted, many readers expect to see the margin of error, regardless of how the poll was done.
Despite the expected large margin of victory, the race for the 1st Congressional District in southeast Wisconsin became the center of attention last Tuesday when Trump refused to endorse Ryan during an interview with the Washington Post.
Since March, Gallup has released a weekly result based on roughly 1,600 interviews of registered voters that has averaged a 46%to46%6% dead heat, but mostly varied within the expected margin-of-error range of plus or minus 3%.
Yet hustings have shown that Oona may enjoy more support in the constituencies than some assume and if, as widely expected, she does lose, the margin of her defeat might be interesting.
For indicators based on electronic medical record audits, the sample size was calculated to estimate proportions, which were expected to be around 0.50; the margin of error was ±0.15 and alpha error 0.05.
If the hurricane behaves as expected, the winds at its margins should be of tropical-storm force.
Mr. Obama's most profound policy achievement was at much higher risk of defeat than his aides had expected, vulnerable to being erased by the margin of a single justice's vote.
Down might not have expected to win this game, but the margin of the defeat will be of concern to James McCartan and his management team.
