narrow squeak
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He won by the narrow squeak of 230 to 228 and, for the time being, saved the Cabinet.
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Despite this narrow squeak, the Republican leadership marched straight up to an identical crisis two days later, forced establishment of another separate committee�Small Business�under the chairmanship of Nebraska's rambunctious Kenneth Wherry.
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That is a realistic appraisal: the consequences of losing would have been serious for America's ability to conduct foreign policy around the world, so the narrow squeak past disaster was a vital victory.
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At the end of a campaign that included everything from singing the national anthem to physical combat, she was returned to Parliament by the narrow squeak of 211 votes.
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"I suppose I did have a narrow squeak for it," he said.
From The Tigress by Warner, Anne
