1.   He persuaded a narrow majority of the party to support the government.

2.   The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.

3.   Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.

4.   The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions.

5.   So what of Michael Fallon, anxiously defending a narrow Tory majority in Darlington where the football team has sacked the manager and is about to be relegated.

6.   Although Brinkley had won a narrow majority in the department vote, A. Michael Spence, then dean of arts and sciences, quashed his candidacy.

7.   And a strong showing by Clinton in California could sweep in enough Democrats into the House to erase the narrow GOP majority.

8.   And the narrow majority of the Republicans in the Senate and House reduces the ability of the leadership to control the rank-and-file.

9.   Because Republicans have narrow majorities on congressional committees, a two-thirds vote cannot be obtained unless at least some Democrats go along.

10.   Because Republicans control a narrow majority in Congress, they also control the committee chairmanships, which means their legislation enjoys preferential treatment.