By election day the race was neck and neck, with Nixon pulling out a slim victory.

In every election between 1950-1992, the Conservative party achieved a majority vote, albeit slim victories in a number of elections.

Abortion-rights forces won a slim victory in the committee meeting tonight on another family-planning issue.

The varying assessments of Roman success may indicate a slim and costly victory.

Mr. Bradley's slim victory contrasted with his 1984 race, when he won 64 percent of the vote.

But that's a hell of a dangerous card to play for such a slim moral victory.

He got into the runoff after the black vote split and then went on to a slim victory.

And right now the government could only claim a slim victory.

He wins a slim victory and is off to Washington, a place where the "streets are lined with gold."

Xstrata conducted an advertising campaign to win support, and won a slim victory in a proxy battle.