1.   As the margin of victory narrows, however, the science of sport has changed focus from seconds to fractions of a second.

2.   At the start of the third quarter, prices of waste paper were extremely high and margins narrowed, the company said.

3.   But they flew on, anyway, as the margin between them narrowed.

4.   Earnings at its FGH Bank fell because interest margins narrowed.

5.   He added that the main reason margins narrowed was competition in the deposit market.

6.   However, service gross margins narrowed, because of a shift in business mix.

7.   If loan growth is harder to come by and interest margins narrow, the pressure increases to maintain profits.

8.   If oil prices stabilize or rise, or if fuel prices catch up with crude costs, margins will narrow.

9.   In those markets, revenues have got much tougher to come by in the past year as margins have narrowed and transaction volumes have declined.

10.   In the full quarter, the company said Thursday, margins narrowed.