Sentence examples for a majority from a from inspiring English sources

Last December, he dethroned Thabo Mbeki as the party's leader, cobbling together a majority from a disparate group of supporters, many of whom were more anti-Mbeki than pro-Zuma.

And for that we are grateful to her. 10 20 p.m. | He Says A Majority: From Iowa, Mr. Obama mentions a majority, meaning pledged delegates.

Rule 39 of the Republican party allows delegates to force a roll call vote provided a majority from seven state delegates assent to doing so.

Now, because Senate Democrats oppose seven of the president's judicial nominees, the Republicans are prepared to abolish a tradition dating back to 1806, designed to prevent a majority from riding roughshod over a minority.

The Liberal surge was so sudden that nobody had time to consider the possibilities of the party's return to power, never mind a sweep to a majority from being the third place party.

During the summer months, it is common for temperatures to reach over 90 °F, with an average of 106.5 days per year, including a majority from June to September, with a high of 90 °F or above and 4.6 days at or over 100 °F.

An act affecting both Canada East and Canada West required a "double majority"—a majority of legislators from each of the two sections of the province.

It also stops a Prime Minister who only secured a slim Commons majority from calling a general election in the months after an indecisive result.

Mr Bouteflika had promised that he would only take office if endorsed by a decisive majority from a high turnout.

Mr Bouteflika promised to take office only if yesterday's polls delivered a decisive majority from a high turnout.

Officials of high-tech companies also supported an unsuccessful measure that would have lowered the vote to pass a school bond measure to a simple majority from a two-thirds majority.