narrow lead

The Russians came into the team competition with a very narrow lead.

Early polling during the general campaign showed Obama with a very narrow lead.

He came back last week and appears to be padding his narrow lead.

A reporter asked if he liked the narrow lead position that at least one poll had given him.

That sort of argument may be a reason the Democrat has held a narrow lead in the polls for months.

Throughout the general election, candidates exchanged narrow leads in the state.

Official returns, much slower in coming out, showed a narrower lead.

Girls had a narrow lead only in English, German and literature.

The game was very close, with Argentina taking a narrow lead close to full time.

A few minutes later, with all but the absentee votes counted, it had a narrow lead.

The second half saw a new challenge for the Vols who were clinging to a narrow lead.

England held a narrow lead on first innings and then dismissed Australia for 175.

Both teams had similar first innings with Worcestershire taking a narrow lead.

It came down to a race with death, and as he ran he was conscious of his narrow lead.

Polls showed a close race, with Whitehouse holding a narrow lead going into the election.

Polls in recent days have shown the Conservatives pulling out a narrow lead of about 5 percentage points.

The Wallabies spent the last 10 or so minutes desperately defending their narrow lead.

Jena tried to hang on to their narrow lead, but got pushed back into a defensive position again.

Porsche had still a narrow lead in the points standings, but only the best 5 of the 7 events would count.

As the match progressed, we took a narrow lead, but it was built on pretty shaky foundations.

He approached the wall with a narrow lead.

Bobby's car had just enough more speed than Davey's to maintain its narrow lead to the finish.

In every survey we conducted, Panic held a narrow lead over Milosevic.

Pre-election polls showed him with a narrow lead over Balaguer.

Chávez then rallied, and by the 10th round, Randall held a narrow lead.