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The Calman commission was set up in London after his Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) edged out Labour in the Scottish elections of 2007.

But others consider it dated, and this year it was edged out of a contest in India by two European planes, one of them the Typhoon.

He was edged out of his job by his ambitious assistant.

Last season, City were heavily tipped to make it into Europe's elite competition but were edged out of fourth place by Tottenham.

That forceful young woman edged out the former chairman and is now chairman herself.

The prime minister also edged out the police commissioner, Hardley Lewin, formerly a senior naval officer.

By developing relatively affordable consumer robots for limited purposes, iRobot has edged out competitors offering more expensive products.

By December Ruud had bagged 17 goals in 26 starts, but the return to form and fitness of Louis Saha saw him edged out of the side.

The former French midfielder edged out the current incumbent, Lennart Johansson, when the results of voting was announced on Friday morning.

The poodle edged out the Labrador retriever and dachshund, the American Kennel Club said.

His yard was neatly cut, countless flowers remained in bloom, and the sidewalk was edged out against the yard.

In August, Apple edged out Exxon to become the most valuable company in the world, but has since fallen slightly behind the oil giant.

He edged out Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

They have rattled up two victories over Sparta Prague and edged out then leaders Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.

The Danes narrowly edged out Sweden, the previous year's most heavily taxed country.

Local food, instead of being edged out by Western fare, stands out even more prominently in hotel menus today.

Turkish soap operas have edged out Latin American ones in popularity.

We edged out of the crowd.

In a recent China Youth Daily poll, respondents who preferred a daughter (29 percent) edged out those who wanted a son (28. 4 percent).

The villagers who go to Laozi Tomb to worship Laozi were edged out down the iron bridge by the crowd.

Chinese women's team edged out Singapore 3-0 to grab the title which they missed last time at the biennial Asian table tennis championships.

In that voting, Bob edged out Susie, 4 votes to 3, with Sugar snagging no one's support.

Apple edged out Research in Motion for second place, with shares of 26. 6 percent and 24. 7 percent, respectively.

They edged out Turkish outfit Fenerbahce 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in Istanbul.