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How To Use narrowly In A Sentence

• It was not just established states that were eager narrowly to define the right of self-determination as a right end colonial status.
• Occasionally, courts admitted shopbooks as evidence but the exception normally was narrowly applied to circumstances in which the scrivener was not available to testify.
• She narrowly missed out on gold to Pippa Funnell after knocking down a fence in the showjumping.
• Finally the competition went to sudden death, when the Baltinglass team missed winning the title narrowly.
• There was widespread destruction on the island of Sant’ Elena, where an even larger disaster was narrowly averted by when the twister nearly struck a crowded vaporetto moored at a pontile. A Tornado in Venice
• Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments.
• In paying homage to his political spoilsman and teacher, he had only narrowly been spared a potentially disastrous appointment.
• The William Haggas-trained filly was sent off favourite on her debut in a maiden race at Salisbury, but ran green and only got going late before being narrowly beaten into third.
• The castle narrowly failed to win cash from BBC TV's Restoration competition in 2003, leading to fears that the building might decay completely.
• Voters appreciate some interest from candidates on environmental issues, but they are wary of candidates who are perceived as being too narrowly focused on environmentalism.