Word: slight
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Rainstorm or no rainstorm, the Big Red had a slight performance edge during the quarter, and they say that God rewards, right...
...battle for the fourth Middlesex seat is a classic old incumbent versus young challenger battle, and as usual, the incumbent must be given a slight edge. But Graham, riding her city council visibility and solid support in key areas of the district, is well within reach of the golden dome
...figures were hardly decisive, but an early nationwide sampling of opinion gave a slight edge to Ford. Telephoning 1,065 voters, the Associated Press found 34.4% thought he had won, 31.8% considered Carter the winner and 33.8% either figured it a tie or had no opinion. (Statistically, this sample carries a possible error of 2.9%.) A Louis Harris/ABC News poll taken the day after the debate also showed that viewers, by a narrow margin, thought Ford had won. Also, according to Harris, Carter had led Ford 52%-39% before the debate, but slipped to a 50%-41% margin afterward...
...Ford is perceived as an honest and forthright man, a majority of Americans still do not feel he is a strong leader. After two years as President, he remains the slight underdog in a struggle with a man-all but unknown a year ago-who has no national record at all. Ford is not a dynamic President. He is sound, solid and steady-a known quantity. If his caution prevents him from providing exciting leadership, it also minimizes the risks. His composure is unlikely to crack under the strain of crisis. Ford was notably relaxed while handling the celebrated Mayaguez...
Carter's childhood dream of attending the Naval Academy was disturbed by his fear that he might not be able to pass the physical, because of the malocclusion of his teeth and his slight case of flat feet. Typically, and no doubt fruitlessly, he rolled his fallen arches over Coke bottles for some time before his first physical in hope of correcting nature's error. A Congressman got him his appointment to the academy...