Word: slim
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City politicos from both sides said yesterday the transfer of votes possible under proportional representation helped the CCA maintain its slim margin...
Impressive. But other than that, the pickings are slim...
...Carlson (four saves) made a diving stop of a ball, but the deflection went back to the Dartmouth player, who shot what looked to be a sure goal. But senior fullback Mark Howansky raced the ball down and booted it away from the goal to maintain Harvard's slim lead. The rest of the defense was equally formidable...
...Greenfield (pop. 18,000) delivered Wal-Mart its third defeat this year when residents voted to keep the discount retailer from building the gorilla in their midst. Some 60% of the town turned out for the vote, preventing the measure that would have rezoned the proposed site by a slim nine-vote margin. Similar resistance in Westford, Massachusetts (pop. 16,000), and North Olmsted, Ohio (pop. 34,000), has led Wal-Mart to withdraw its interest there as well...
With only slim hopes of internal resolution to the department's problems, police officers may continue to go public. It's an unusual and unnatural pose for police, but many feel going outside the department is the only way to find redress for their grievances...