Here in Oregon, the issue was initially contentious, passed by a bare margin in 1994.

The bullet had missed his main artery by the barest margin and his voice was barely audible.

The Orangemen have had only six winning seasons since, five of them by the barest margin, 6-5.

Yetem controlled her grin by the barest margin and quickly shut the door.

The woman seated in front of the desk wanted desperately to backhand this sniveling little weasel, but held onto her temper by a bare margin.

But with the throttle screwed on there is only the barest margin, and no room at all for mistakes.

Jarmon stumbled a half step sideways and his blow missed Kaye's head by the barest margin.

They succeeded by the barest margin.

His own bedroom seemed disturbed, torn apart; here he felt by some bare margin more at peace.

The Republican organization is focusing on trying to win back the Legislature, where the Democrats hold a bare one-vote margin, 10 seats to 9.