Word: margined
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Results from the random sample of 1,008 adults have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points...
Some researchers argue that even with these caveats the report overstates the case. Says Richard Lindzen, an atmospheric scientist at M.I.T.: "The margin of error in these models is a factor of 10 or more larger than the effect you're looking...
...bills that would make significant alterations to the current system. Two weeks ago, the Senate passed its version of the welfare reform bill by the overwhelming majority of 87-12. Earlier in the year, the House of Representatives passed a more conservative version of the bill by a substantial margin...
...poll of New Hampshire Republicans finds that Colin Powell is virtually tied with Bob Dole. Of the 633 voters polled, 23 said they would vote for Powell if the primary were held today, compared to 22 percent for Dole -- essentially a tie, since the poll has a 5.3 percent margin of error. Perennial New Hampshire favorite Pat Buchanan would get 12 percent of the vote, with Lamar Alexander taking seven percent. The biggest winner among skeptical state party members? Undecided, with 27 percent...
...goals put a cynical shade on the win. If Harvard had kept the shutout, then there would at least have been the happiness of winning by a large margin. Instead, the ugliness of the contest was the strongest impression...