The candidate won the election by a bare majority.

候选人以勉强过半数的票数赢得了选举。

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When Obama took office two years ago today, Gallup put his incoming job approval at 68 percent, much higher than Reagan's initial rating of 51 percent, a bare majority.

两年前的今天奥巴马就职的时候，盖洛普调查显示他最初的支持率是百分之六十八，比里根当年只有百分之五十一，刚刚过半可高多了。

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"A bare majority of Americans, American military commitment there is the right thing to do.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"Well,what we found is a lot of ambivalence. A bare majority of Americans, about 52 percent, think that the U.S.military effort there is a good idea and should be there.

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The combined support for the three main parties has fallen from 80% in the late 1990s to a bare majority now.

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Whereas 78% of American Jews voted for Obama in 2008, today a bare majority of 51% approve of his performance in office.

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In the North, Arabs comprise a bare 52% majority.

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