Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficult. Twice last month the Chancellor narrowly avoided humiliating parliamentary defeats. Because of defections within the S.P.D., the government's tax package passed by a scant three votes. Last week, at a tumultuous session of the Bundestag, the coalition defeated a censure motion against Schmidt by a margin...
...proportional representation system had been gerrymandered by the government to compensate for Fianna Fáil's traditional strength in rural districts, Lynch's party won 51% of the popular vote and a commanding majority of 20 seats in the 148-member Dáil (Parliament). The margin of Fianna Fáil's victory, the biggest landslide in Ireland's history, astounded even its own strategists. Among the coalition members defeated was Scholar-Diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien, the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs...
...nothing ever comes easy when these two clubs meet. Especially victory. Yesterday's contest saw the Sox tally in the first inning for a 1-0 margin when Carlton Fisk sacrificed Rick Burleson...
...expertise of all the U.S. intelligence-gathering agencies, including those in the military services, on specific topics. The agencies' main aim has been to assess Soviet strategic capabilities and, more significant, Russia's intentions. These reports were read critically by Kissinger, who sometimes penciled in the margin "flabby" or "bureaucratic bullshit." They are still held in low esteem at the White House...
...failed that year to persuade the Republican state legislature not to increase income taxes. Then he discovered a swift way to block the legislation: gather 7,000 signatures and put the issue on the ballot. He collected the petitions, had his referendum, and nixed the tax increase by a margin...