In Lebanon, the population was more split, with just a slight majority wanting him to step down.

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Pope John Paul II had altered the voting process to allow a candidate to be elected with only a slight majority.

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This left leaving Ennahda back where it started - with two small coalition partners and a slight majority in the constituent assembly.

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Today, the Jewish community in Thessaloniki, which until the early 20th century formed a slight majority of the city's inhabitants, numbers fewer than 1, 000.

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Only a slight majority employed any recommended safeguards during that time.

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The Republicans entered the election with a slight majority, and emerged with one even more slim -- the smallest since the GOP had a 10-seat margin in 1952.

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Democrats have tried to poke holes in those numbers, but according to recent poll from Marquette University Law School, a slight majority of voters approve of Walker's performance in Madison.

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Opinions on the war in Iraq, on the other hand, have changed slightly, with a slight majority (52 percent) now saying that the war is an essential part of the war on terrorism.

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But a slight majority, 50% to 44%, says Romney has the right kind of business experience for the task, despite attacks by the Obama campaign on the former Massachusetts governor's record at private equity firm Bain Capital.

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More than 51 percent of the voters Diyala province, which has a slight Sunni majority, favored the constitution.

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Well, there's a slight problem with the majority counsel's epiphany as it has been passed down to the managers and then to you.

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The majority of respondents saw a slight rise in total new orders and expect to see faster growth over the next three months, the survey added.

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Those who see prices moving higher have a very slight numerical win over participants in other categories, but not enough to form the majority.

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