Word: margin
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...Mexico's attorney general in 1974, Anaya transformed the office from a sleepy political backwater into one of the most visible and independent positions in the state by crusading against white-collar crime and championing consumer and environmental issues. In 1982 he was elected Governor by a margin of 25,000 votes out of 406,000 cast, considered a landslide in New Mexico. Under state law, however, Anaya cannot succeed himself, a fact that has made him work feverishly to put his populist stamp on state government and consolidate power in the Governor's office. He has persuaded...
...Crimson won by a comfortable margin in the team scoring, notching 46 points to runner-up Yale's 72 Princeton...
Statements such as Lichtenstein's could become dangerously self-fulfilling. Sure enough, the evening that Reagan's expression of disdain for an American-based United Nations appeared in the media the Senate voted by a lopsided margin of 66 to 23 to cut by half the U.S. contribution to the United Nations and its agencies. The United Nations depends on the United States for 25 percent of its budget, or a contribution that was set at $363 million for fiscal year 1984. As a founding member and the biggest monetary supporter of the United Nations system, the United States must...
Less than five minutes into the second half Harvard scored again when sophomore Brigitte Duffy knocked the ball in after a furious scramble in front of the Dartmouth net. Duffy's first goal of the year gained in importance three minutes later when Dartmouth cut the margin back to one. The Big Green's Sharon Matthews launched a high shot at the Harvard net which Rowning was unable to stop, making it 2-1 with 39 minutes to play. Despite numerous chances in the final minutes Dartmouth could not produce another score...
Crimson: Given the scenario of the auto industry, and the complex nature of our economy today, how can we overcome these problems without some kind of government intervention or a margin of government...