This section barely passed by a 9-8 vote of the states.
Adam held back until the man had barely passed him.
However, he was not a good student and barely passed the final examination.
The vote was 82 to 62; last month it barely passed the Senate, 34 to 32.
Her head, as she came to stand beside him, barely passed his shoulder.
By his own admission, he was not a good student, and barely passed the bar in 1806.
But the measure barely passed, and is unlikely to become law.
He had barely passed the application exam required for the job.
When the law was approved by referendum in 1994, it barely passed.
Her grades fell from 80s and 90s to "barely passing."