Sentence examples for a certain preponderance of from inspiring English sources

And though it is rash to generalise, there is a certain preponderance of flesh, lust and concupiscence at this year's Cannes film festival.

The authority of the state "encompasses only a certain portion … of the collective power of the populace" and even when state power exerts a certain preponderance it can do so only "through the cooperation of psychological impulses" (Dilthey 1989, 132).

In both cases, identification defines in a certain way the preponderance of the one or the other types of shocks; however, there remain obstacles in the identification of the real source of the shock.

The company's sales increased by more than twenty per cent over the previous year, while the Swiss watch industry is suffering, in part because of the decline of several important markets, such as China and Russia, and, at a certain level, the preponderance of smart watches like Apple's.

In conclusion, autonomic symptoms are common among patients with PSS, with a preponderance of certain symptoms such as orthostatic intolerance, which may be amenable to treatment.

Like the cost-recovery projects, these experiments were largely under the control of international organizations (with a greater preponderance of NGOs, compared with the 1990s), but with a certain heterogeneity of processes.

Military rule, political regime in which the military as an organization holds a preponderance of power.

A certain type of author.

In a Paris Review interview, she noted a preponderance of ageing spinsters in her early work.

There is a rare preponderance of right-handers in the Pakistan line-up.

We found a rairly representative group present, with perhaps a slight preponderance of New Jersey men.