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But Roberts acknowledged that a majority of about 16,000 retirees with at least one year of N.F.L. service remained elusively at risk.

That would be 10 fewer than the two parties' combined total from 2009 but still enough to form a coalition with other right-wing and religious groups that would have a majority of about 63.

Parliament was prorogued on 1 July 1852 as the Tories could not govern for long as a minority; Disraeli hoped that they would gain a majority of about 40.

Lord Ashcroft, the Tory poller, believed she would squeak home with a majority of about 300.

He won the Kent seat for the Tories in 2010 with a majority of about 10,000 - almost 50% of the vote.

This knocked out the 14 percent of Dell held by Mr. Dell himself, meaning that shareholders holding a majority of about 86 percent of Dell's shares must vote yes on the deal for it to occur.

Jobs are the most common sources for health care coverage in the U.S. A majority of Americans -- about 170 million people -- were enrolled in company health plans in 2011, according to census data.

While a turnout of 50% would return a Tory majority of over 100, a 78% turnout would see a Labour majority of about 25.

With exactly the same number of votes, Labour would win 140 more seats and have an overall majority of about 70.

They found a low proportion of WHO fibers (about 20%), and a majority of SAF (about 50%), including chrysotile.

"There's a joy shared by a majority of women about shopping, in the satisfaction in getting a great deal or finding the right thing," said Mr. Yost, whose agency also created trade ads for another Conde Nast publication, Wired.