21.   In the end, Delanoe squeaked by with a slim margin, the first time that a leftist candidate had won in Paris for more than a century.

22.   Its budget has been repeatedly slashed, and it has managed to stay alive only by slim voting margins.

23.   Johnson said PC makers usually shy away from extravagant consumer-PC ads because of slim margins and cutthroat competition.

24.   Leaf was given a narrow edge in leadership and Huard a slim margin in intelligence.

25.   Many of the votes to pass the Oslo accords under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin were passed by slim margins.

26.   Now on the eve of the primary, most polls show him leading Bush by a slim margin.

27.   Operating on slim margins, only the largest farms stand a chance of turning a reasonable profit.

28.   On the New York Stock Exchange, declining issues edged advancing issues by a slim margin in relatively light trading.

29.   Quebecers in October voted by a slim margin to remain part of Canada.

30.   Schachter said investors should avoid shares of computer retailers, because of their slim margins and stiff price competition.