Sentence examples for narrow margin against from inspiring English sources

Capriles, who lost by a narrow margin against Maduro in presidential elections in 2013, has committed to bringing about change through peaceful means.

What did happen was that I'm Brassy took the lead by the time they had run a quarter of a mile and held it by a narrow margin against Dat You Miz Blue.

After winning more than 100 unionization drives over the last three years, leaders of New York State's giant hospital workers' union, 1199, took it as a huge affront when managers at Lawrence Hospital Center here persuaded more than 250 rank-and-file workers to vote, by a narrow margin, against joining 1199.

The photo finish Pitch Perfect 2 held on to the top spot over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beating Mad Max: Fury Road by a narrow margin (£2.67m against £2.64m).

"People eat better when their football team wins and worse when it loses, especially if they lost unexpectedly, by a narrow margin, or against a team of equal strength," study authors Yann Cornil, a researcher at INSEAD Business School, and Pierre Chandon, a professor at the school, said in a statement.

Indeed, he won re-election by a narrow margin earlier this month against a candidate who campaigned vigorously against the reassessment plan.

Though it was widely expected to win, it lost by a narrow margin, with 50.2 percent against and 49.8percentt in favor.

He won the ballot by a narrow margin, with 18 votes against 16 for the other candidate, Widor.

This bill was passed by the US Senate on 24 December 2009 and by the US House of Representatives by a very narrow margin (219 for and 212 against) on 21 March 2010.

By a narrow margin over Quagliarella's effort for Italy against Slovakia.

The prosecution of John Hampden for non-payment in 1637 38 provided a platform for popular protest, and the judges only found against Hampden by the narrow margin of 7 5.