1. Her narrow majority Betokens less personal weakness than political fragmentation

2. 23 The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against

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

4. Following Canada's participation in World War II, in a 1948 referendum, a narrow majority of Newfoundland citizens voted to join the Confederation, and on March 31, 1949, Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.