The debut episode finished second for the week of July 9-15, 2007, by an extremely close margin.

Wagner won the race by the unprecedentedly close margin of 56 seconds.

Most observers were willing only to predict a close margin and probably some surprises.

The Tigers fought hard and came away with close 5-4 margins in both matches.

The campaigns were battles lost, by close margins, but the struggle against nuclear power was won in terms of public opinion.

I'm very sorry that he lost the presidency by such a close margin.

Paul went on to win the election in a close margin.

He has won with a close margin of 171 votes.

Paul won the election by a close margin of 51% to 48%, the third time he had been elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.

He knew within a close margin just where the terror beam stretched.