Sentence examples for a majority of local from inspiring English sources

That enabled the SNP to win seats even when a majority of local voters supported a pro-union party.

Moreover, his Socialist Party controls all levels of government, from the senate down to a majority of local councils.

Last year, the Socialists won control of the Senate, the less powerful upper house, and they also control a majority of local governments.

If McGwire had acknowledged even receiving an inadvertent benefit from taking steroids, Miklasz said he thought a majority of local fans would forgive him.

Under this system every MP must win a majority of local voters, but the final result would not necessarily be proportional.

So what was agreed in the end was an "Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia", with a majority of local judges.

Polling in both Europe and America suggests that a majority of locals think immigrants do more harm than good and damage locals' chances in the job market.

He told BBC Sport: "Yes, our partners Fufa asked us to make certain repairs ahead of the game and we have started doing so". The Cranes, who are coached by Scotsman Bobby Williamson, started training last week with a majority of local-based players training, while residential training starts on 30 September.

(All the while, a majority of locals passionately and vocally oppose the new base).

In the other, a group of guerrillas and terrorists, feared and disliked by a majority of the local population.

But in 2008 Obama won a majority of the local vote, and he did so again in 2012.