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• n  the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
• n  an amount beyond the minimum necessary
  the margin of victory
• n  the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
• n  (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
• n  the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
  he jotted a note in the margin
• n  a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• Gerry Broome AP Obama leads McCain among likely voters by 51% to 47% in Ohio , a 4-point margin that has not budged since last week's PTI survey.
• In Arkansas, solidly Democratic by a 15-point margin, Democrats currently hold the positions of governor, both senators and three of four House seats.
• A county-by-county look at the margin of victories for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 race for the Democratic ticket.

• border
• perimeter
• security deposit
• gross profit
• gross profit margin
• allowance
• leeway
• tolerance

News & Articles

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• Margin-based Supply Chain Optimization
  Alan Kosansky, president, and Ted Schaefer, director of logistics and SCM, Profit Point To effectively implement margin-based supply chain optimization, it is important to have three key components in place: data, optimization technology and alignment with strategic business objectives. To effectively implement margin-based supply chain optimization, it is important to have three key components ...
  June 21, 2013 - Industry Week
• Brian's Friday recap: Headaches for margin managers, opportunity for MTS traders
  Collective Intelligence! The washout continues as the S&P 500 index has dropped about 5% from the highs, although the index is still up a healthy 10% on the year. The CME announces they are raising margins ...
  June 21, 2013 - MrTopStep.com via Yahoo! Finance
• Confederations Cup 2013: Spain set FIFA margin of victory record against Tahiti
  So much for Tahiti being a really cool story. They suffered the biggest margin of defeat in the history of FIFA senior international tournaments against Spain.
  June 20, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Elena Kagan in Minneapolis Star Tribune
  About the current court: Responding to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., who said justices named by Republican presidents were "driving the law in a different direction by the narrowest possible margin": "I want to make it clear that I'm not...
• Roger Goodell in True/Slant
  Whether you succeed is entirely in your hands,Goodell wrote in the reinstatement letter. "Needless to say, your margin for error is extremely limited."
• President Bush in Bay News 9
  Unfortunately, the measure was defeated by a narrow margin,President Bush said in a brief televised address at the White House. "I'm disappointed by the outcome, but I assure our citizens, and citizens around the world, that this is not...