Sentence examples for a narrow majority in from inspiring English sources

That survey, like others, reflects the steep plunge in the fortunes of Mr. Major's Government, which won a narrow majority in the House of Commons in the last national election, in April 1992.

President Robert Mugabe, whose party won a narrow majority in Parliament a month ago, buoyed by his promise to redistribute land, has refused to remove the squatters, despite several court orders.

She retained a narrow majority in Congress.

Her allies have only a narrow majority in Congress.

Republicans will have at least 51 senators, a narrow majority, in the next Congress.

There is a narrow majority in favor of a plan with a moderately strong public option.

Democrats, who hold a narrow majority in the chamber, have expressed guarded hopes for the measures.

The government needs a two-thirds vote to pass the Constitution, but has only a narrow majority in the House.

Mr. Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia coalition is favored to win a narrow majority in Sunday's elections.

That could leave the matter in the hands of the Senate, where Democrats won a narrow majority in November.

He also cracked a joke that underscored the challenges he faces with a narrow majority in the Senate.