A survey in the crucial state of Ohio gave him a slender lead.

At half time Subiaco held a slender four point lead.

But many of these traditionally vote Republican, in a state where recent polls show the Bush campaign maintaining a slender lead, perhaps five percentage points.

Botham, with able support from the lower order, went on to make 149 not out, and gave England a slender lead of 129.

There is never any benefit in potentially distracting your own players when they hold a slender lead.

Going into the last quarter, Rebels held a slender one-goal lead, but they took hold of the game completely.

That team had a slender lead of 10 international match points with 16 deals remaining, but then lost 15.

Polls show only a slender lead for the yes vote with just a week to go before the referendum, making the result far from certain.

Or if the offense could make a first down to protect a slender lead.

This meant Liverpool would take a slender 1-0 lead to Romania.