In Virginia,Robert McDonnell, defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by an overwhelming margin of 59 percent to 41 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Biden expressed surprise over President Ahmadinejad's reported margin of victory especially in urban areas where Iran's opposition appeared strongest.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

Not fully being part of the Atlantic alliance, he said,only serves to increase its dependence and limit its margin of maneuver.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

President Ahmadinejad says his margin of victory in Friday's vote was so large that it cannot be questioned.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

On Saturday,Canada broke the record for the biggest margin of victory in Olympic women's ice hockey with an 18-0 trouncing of Slovakia.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

The bill passed by a margin of 308 to 114, but 102 Democrats and 12 Republicans voted no.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

By a lopsided margin, Democrats joined with opposition Republicans to send a message to the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Republican Bob McDonnell leads Democrat Creigh Deeds by a large margin in public-opinion polls in Virginia.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The announcement came after the state Supreme Court declared, in a unanimous decision, that Franken had won the race by a margin of 312 votes.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

"And to break records by that sort of margin is something which is extremely rare."

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

"Comprehensive reform, not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

President Obama is telephoning Democrats to urge them to vote for the legislation, as Democratic leaders work furiously to assure the 216 vote margin required for passage.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Mr.Obama won California in November by a wide margin.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

Today his profit margin is 30 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The term "reconciliation" refers to a process President Obama and Democrats are likely to use to win upcoming votes in the Senate with a simple 51 vote majority, rather than a 60 vote margin, to avoid Republican roadblocks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

That same Quinnipiac poll also found that by a margin of 59 to 34 percent, Americans believe that preventing terrorists from using Afghanistan as a base of operations is still a worthwhile goal for the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

"You needed about a five percent operating margin in order to stay in business over the long haul, especially if you are in a community like this that is growing and you have to invest in new facilities from time to time, recruit new physicians to the area and hire staff."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"He is at 50 or below in most surveys, and that is mainly because of the economy, which continues to be stubbornly weak, the unemployment rate is very high and still in double-digits, and as a consequence Obama does not have much margin for error,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06