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1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.
1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7:
The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC:
Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.
2017 March 9, James P. Pinkerton, “A Deus ex Machina for the Climate Change Problem”, in The American Conservative:
in Kentucky, for example, Trump beat Hillary Clinton by a nearly two-to-one margin
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
the yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
(finance) collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.