1.   But in public filings, the company blamed a drop in warranty income for thinner gross margins last year.

2.   But these discounts led to thinner margins as retailers attempted to reduce high inventory levels.

3.   Excess capacity and increased competition have also contributed to thinner margins.

4.   Thinner margins.

5.   Aznar conceded in March that his party had won by a thinner margin than he had hoped for.

6.   Aznar conceded Sunday that his party had won by a thinner margin than he had hoped for.

7.   Conservative Popular Party leader Jose Maria Aznar conceded Sunday that his election victory was by a thinner margin than he had hoped.