1.   Hitch was on top throughout and was probably worth better than the two-round winning margin given to him by Darlington referee Arnold Bryson.

2.   Blacks, women and union workers, given the day off as part of their contract, provided the winning margin, she said.

3.   A large turnout by Arab voters could give Peres the winning margin he needs.

4.   A Mercer free throw provided the winning margin.

5.   Brown tallied smaller winning margins Tuesday in Diamond Heights and the Inner Sunset, the other two neighborhoods Achtenberg captured last month.

6.   But five Democrats helped provide the winning margin for the Republican majority.

7.   But Lockheed Martin swept all five design and performance criteria, although the winning margins were thin, Daniels said.

8.   Damon Buford scored on the wild throw for the winning margin.

9.   Green hit a two-run double to give the Dodgers their winning margin, but his biggest play may have come in the second inning.

10.   Gonzaga squeaked by in points in the first half and that helped provide the winning margin.