Word: margined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bill eventually passed by a small margin, but only after members haggled over whether the council should deal primarily with student services or whether it should take stances on larger political issues...
Issues of parliamentary procedure led to three successive votes on the bill, which eventually passed by a slim margin of four votes...
...moved past MSNBC and into second place in the important prime-time hours, with a lineup of talk shows featuring Bill O'Reilly, Catherine Crier and conservative-liberal duo Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes. MSNBC still draws more viewers around the clock. And CNN leads both by a wide margin. But last Monday, for the first time ever, Fox beat MSNBC in 24-hour ratings--a milestone for Rupert Murdoch's upstart...
...chagrin of some party insiders, six GOP Representatives have already announced they will abide by their pledges and not seek reelection in 2000. But the number six is crucial: It's exactly the margin of votes by which Republicans currently control the House of Representatives. In the shark-infested waters of politics, nothing draws an opposing party faster than an open seat. That's because incumbents enjoy a reelection rate of more than 95 percent. The best chance of a party turnover occurs when a seat opens...
...Crimson trounced the Bears by an overwhelming 22-3 margin...