Word: margins
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...storm of questions about her husband, injured shot-putter C.J. Hunter, whose positive tests for steroid use were revealed during the Games. Of Jones' ups and downs, the one to remember was the first. In the 100 m she blazed to a time of 10.75 secs. and the largest margin of victory in that race since the 1952 Games...
...Bush's margin of victory in Florida...
...This year's 35-day affair didn't so much elect a president as pick one out of a hat. A cleanly split Florida populace faced up to a systemic margin of error that exceeded its margin of preference. That resulted in a statistical tie, finally resolved by the armies of political henchmen - pols, pundits, judges and lawyers - who traditionally are required to stand down for this one day of the year. And everybody walked away with a bad taste in their mouth...
...course, democracy isn't perfect and life isn't fair, not even on Election Day. But we can at least whittle down our margin of error - and increase our cushion of trust - to modern standards. And these days, what machine do we trust the most? The friendly neighborhood...
...Gusmorino's victory came as a surprise to many council observers--especially considering his 500-vote margin...