Sentence examples for a major bloc from inspiring English sources

The raid took place near Bedolah, part of a major bloc of Jewish settlements in southern Gaza known as Gush Qatif.

The Kurds' efforts to convene a meeting of all major blocs to forge a national unity government is a productive step.

Mr. Maliki, a Shiite, put together a broad-based coalition after neither major bloc won a majority in elections.

As more than 140 world leaders made short opening statements on Sunday, 44 countries that are members of the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis), along with other vulnerable countries, declared that the 2C goal being backed by all major blocs would seal the fate of hundreds of millions of people in countries like Bangladesh, the Philippines, Sudan and Vietnam.

A little later, a group broke away from the major bloc and headed towards Vittorio Veneto Street, in order to "besiege" the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.

5) A major blow to the U.S.-Israel bloc of client-states and allies, leading to more popular and stable democracies.

Mr. Menendez's prominence has been helped by the fact that he is the only Hispanic lawmaker in Congress who holds a leadership position in either party, at a time when the growing number of Hispanics are being wooed as a major voting bloc.

Once a major voting bloc, farmers are largely ignored by the media and politicians.

You'd think that one candidate would recognize the opportunity here to capture a major voting bloc by showing concern about an important issue to an entire generation.

Jahagirdar said it was a telling moment for the demographic, which often sits on the sidelines of politics and is thus not viewed as a major voting bloc.

The OIC, a major voting bloc at the United Nations, sponsored resolutions aimed at proscribing criticism of Islam and from 1999 they were regularly introduced to the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly.