Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bogged Down. Like Thompson, Jay Rockefeller won in a rout, posting the biggest victory margin (66%) in West Virginia history. Like Thompson, he promised a limited, efficient government. But Rockefeller has had trouble living up to that goal. A balky state legislature, though controlled by fellow Democrats, has shredded some of his major proposals. "His first seven months were a total loss," admits Senate President William Brotherton, a Rockefeller ally. "He's not flamboyant, and that's a drawback. He states the facts like an accountant." Rockefeller does not demur from this judgment, but he likes to remind...
...members of CHUL tabled the motion to pass the resolution after Dean Rosovsky told them that passing the resolution by a narrow margin would, in his opinion, be like the rabbi who told a sick acquaintance that his fellow congregation members had voted, six to four, to wish him a speedy recovery...
...five-point margin was all Harvard needed to win as the team played to a stalemate in the second half with each team scoring 37 points...
...going to be very close to a new setup which would incorporate a new Quebec, more self-governing than other entities in Canada, and to a chance to revamp the rest of Canada. Personally, I think we're going to win the referendum. The margin I don't think will be that much, but one thing could emerge. There could be a very strong majority of the 81 % French population in Quebec, which could be diminished by a bloc vote on the English-speaking side...
That same afternoon, the Harvard women's team served notice that it has arrived by winning the first women's indoor GBCs ever, beating five schools in the process, the nearest one by a ten point margin. Harvard had two firsts: Mary Howard in the 440, and the mile relay team of Howard, Anne Fine, Anne Bryan and Rian Smith...