Sentence examples for a hefty minority of from inspiring English sources
'a hefty minority of' is a perfectly valid phrase in written English
You can use it to refer to a group of people that is large enough to be influential, or to have a significant impact, but not large enough to be a majority. For example: "A hefty minority of voters still supports the current president."
Nationally, he is popular, with high net approval ratings from Republicans and Democrats, though a hefty minority of Republicans loathe him.
He could build a heftier minority government of 52 members by pulling in three other small parties: a liberal Russian immigrant faction, a secularist party and a trade unionists' party.
In a bid to generate 20 percent of the European Union's electricity from renewable sources by 2020, Germany, Spain and other E.U. countries have provided hefty subsidies to wind and solar farms, which now constitute a sizable minority of daily electricity generation, often surpassing the 20 percent target.
They suggest policies that would enhance both the collective and individual rights of the country's hefty minority, arguing that Israel's Palestinians should not only be recognised as a fully fledged national group, but should exercise autonomy in certain cultural areas.
The company is refusing to deny reports that its founding family is considering taking the company private, and paying minority shareholders a hefty premium of up to 20.0% for their stock.
Back to the bad old days of bonuses at Barclays – and back to the days of hefty minorities opposing the remuneration report.
Large urban districts like Newark and Camden stand to lose the most actual dollars, though they would continue to receive a hefty share of state money to support their schools, many of whom serve poor and minority students.
A hefty chunk of marble it is not.
