significant margin

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandmargin

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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margin
noun
uk
/ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/us
/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪn/
the amount by which one thing is different ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandmarginfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant margin

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Today, traditional candidates find it strategic to withdraw when they have expended their resources or when they trail the leader by asignificantmargin.
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Balmford et al. (2002) have shown that the costs of conservation are often outweighed by the benefits, and by asignificantmargin.
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The estimate, therefore, is subject to asignificantmarginof error.
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In all instances there is asignificantmarginof error which would create the difficulty.
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That will maintain thesignificantmarginadvantage that currently exists between the mutual and non-mutual sectors.
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In countries that have a voluntary code on cigarette advertising, consumption has fallen by asignificantmargin.
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Our conclusion is that satellites are a useful tool in monitoring changes in forest area, but that the results obtained are subject to asignificantmarginof error.
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A second study found the grid plan to be the least safe by asignificantmarginwith respect to all other street patterns.
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Despite an extensive campaign in 2007 he was unseated by asignificantmargin.
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Nearly every console manufacturer who released their console first to the market by asignificantmargin, permanently exited the race soon after.
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Usually used by a team winning by asignificantmargin.
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He won his second term in 2010 by asignificantmargin.
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Molgat was re-elected in 1959, again by asignificantmargin.
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A bubble occurs when the price for an asset exceeds its intrinsic value by asignificantmargin., although not all bubbles occur because of speculation.
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He was re-elected again by asignificantmarginin the 1973 election, and retired in 1977.
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Gilead was chosen by asignificantmarginand the village was incorporated by state legislature several years later in 1839.
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Thus, there is asignificantmarginof error when estimating ancient global populations.
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He came within seven votes of winning in 1972, but in every election thereafter he lost by asignificantmargin.
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She was defeated by asignificantmargin, in a contest marked by undisguised animosity between the candidates.
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She unexpectedly lost the mayoralty by asignificantmarginin the 1991 municipal election.
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