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...Harvard women’s lacrosse game against the University of New Hampshire disappeared from the clock a little more quickly than usual. Once the Wildcats (6-5, 1-0 America East) got up on the Crimson (2-8, 0-2 Ivy) by a 10-point margin with 20:57 left, officials let the clock run inexorably towards the end of Harvard’s 15-5 loss...
...results were close, but they persuaded Coke executives that they were on the right track. When asked to compare unmarked beverages, 55% of the drinkers favored new Coke over old Coke. When both drinks were identified, the margin rose 6 points...
...Tory rebels and Labor opponents denounced the raises as insensitive, coming at a time when the government is pushing teachers, nurses and dockyard workers to accept increases of less than 6%. After a bitter debate, the House of Commons passed the government motion 249 to 232, the narrowest margin on any parliamentary vote since Thatcher won a second term in 1983 with a majority of 144 seats...
...election day, busloads of illiterate voters were driven to polling places. Under the watchful eyes of Haitian officials, they voted quietly and repeatedly for the measures, approving the referendum by an overwhelming 99.9% margin. Washington tried to make the best of it. Said one State Department official: "With all of its flaws, the Haitian government is doing what it can." ITALY "Actions and Omissions...
Ultimately, Georgetown crossed the finish line in 5:55.2, narrowly defeating Harvard, which finished in 5:56.7. The margin of victory was just half of a boat length. Delaware came in soon after Harvard, finishing in 5:59.9, and Columbia crossed almost a full 10 seconds behind the victor, coming...