Sentence examples for margin widening from inspiring English sources

Mr. Pataki has a lead in every public poll, and recent ones showed his margin widening.

Two weeks later he lost a close contest in Indiana but won the North Carolina primary by a large margin, widening his delegate lead over Clinton.

Gross margin widened to 30.39 percent, from 29.84 percent a year ago.

The company's lending margin widened in the latest quarter, to 3.13percentt from 3.05percentt a year earlier.

Glaxo's profit margin widened to 34.6percentt from 31.6percentthethe chief financial officer, John Coombe, said.

Merrill's first-quarter pretax profit margin widened to 19.9percentt from 15.2percentt in the fourth quarter of 2001, but it fell from 21.1percentt in the first quarter of 2001.

Bank of China's net interest margin widened to 2.12 percent at the end of September, up slightly from 2.1 percent at the end of June, after regulators moved this summer to partly loosen lending and deposit rates.

The company's chief executive, Andrea Jung, said Avon's operating profit margin widened for the 13th consecutive quarter as it cut the cost of supplies and increased United States sales of its more profitable makeup and fragrances by 5percentt.

While he edged Mrs. Clinton in the popular vote in the 22 states that voted on Feb. 5, exit polls showed he lost among white voters by 52percentto43percentcenthathat margin widened a month later in Ohio.

JetBlue's operating margin widened from 2.1% in the year-ago period to 9.3%.

The pro forma operating profit margin widened 99 basis points to 13.40%, thanks to increased sales, a favorable product mix and improved efficiencies.