The brewery application was passed by a narrow margin of seven votes to six.

BBC: Plans for the former Robinsons Brewery site in Ulverston

Winning by a narrow margin in the popular vote, Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic President.

WHITEHOUSE: John F. Kennedy

Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F.

WHITEHOUSE: Richard M. Nixon

President Bush won the state by a narrow margin both times that he ran, that's our most recent President Bush.

NPR: Nevada Voters May Be Key In November

In the end, despite all Mr Tiahrt's attempts to stir tea-party fervour, Mr Moran won by a narrow margin, 50% to 45%.

ECONOMIST: A bitter primary in the red heart of America

In a heated debate, the government defeated a series of amendments, addressing concerns about the second part of the legislation, by a narrow margin.

BBC: Public Services Reform Bill debate part 1

Update: At half past midnight, the Associated Press and TV networks declared Romney the winner by a narrow margin in Ohio, the biggest prize of the day.

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He won the popular vote by a narrow margin.

BBC: Four more years of what?

But it turns out that London, Northern Ireland and, by a very narrow margin, the north-east of England, had a higher spend per head in 2010-11.

BBC: Scottish independence: Braveheart or iPad?

John Kerry and helped to propel Bush to a narrow lead (albeit still within the margin of error) -- Bush leads 50-47 among likely voters.

CNN: How Bush can sustain his momentum

Even if he does not match that, the polls have him on track for a far better margin than the painfully narrow ones of the past two elections.

ECONOMIST: Swing states: our conclusions

The second choice does have downside risks, but if you hold a diversified portfolio, you will at least narrow your margin for error.

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