Sentence examples for a majority of five from inspiring English sources

Compare this with the S.E.C., where rules must be approved by a majority of five commissioners.

The supreme court found by a majority of five to two against Assange, saying that the warrant was valid.

In order for the supreme court to hear the case, the nine justices have to vote to take it on, and a majority of five votes are needed.

However, in a setback for critics the president, Breyer then led a majority of five of the court's justices in rejecting other parts of the earlier judgments.

And someone people love to hate, like Napoleon Dynamite, aren't properly represented if they have a majority of five and one-star ratings.

The question for the inmate's lawyers is whether a majority of five votes can be mustered in the US supreme court to effect a stay.

With a majority of four, Wilson would be unable to submit any major pieces of legislation to the House.

That would achieve a majority of two.

"A majority of one is still a majority," he insisted.

A majority of one was sufficient for acquittal, but a majority of two was necessary for conviction.

By a majority of eight to two, the jury ruled that the 2011 shooting was lawful.