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The phrase "a significant majority are" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a large portion of a group or population in a statistical or analytical context.
Example: "In the recent survey, a significant majority are in favor of implementing the new policy."
Alternatives: "a large majority are" or "a considerable number are".
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"Whereas a generation ago, the vast majority of them were Jewish, today, a significant majority are of Indian, and in particular, Gujarati origin.
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Schneider would not give the breakdown of the votes for visors, but he said a significant majority was in favor.
To my surprise, and perhaps to theirs, a significant majority were upbeat.
A significant majority was aware of the hazards associated with smoking.
Among these genes, a significant majority were up-regulated in the rosR mutant, suggesting that RosR functions in R. leguminosarum bv.
In our study, conducted in the northeastern part of Poland on a group of 110 patients with TBE, a significant majority was co-infected with Borrelia species (30/110; 27 %), much less with A. phagocytophilum (12/110; 10.9 %) and with Babesia spp. (1/110; 0.9 %).
Among the genes in question, a significant majority were up-regulated in the rosR mutant (63.22 %), whereas 36.78 % were down-regulated (Fig. 1a), suggesting that RosR functions mainly as a negative regulator of gene transcription in this bacterium.
There's some equivalent in every major market, which is CUNY, the City University of New York, a quarter million undergrads, all in New York, significant majority are New Yorkers of color, about half and within COOP it's about two thirds, are the first in their family to go to college.
The significant majority was having varied work experience ranging from 1 to 10 years and 61.1% respondents were married and 67.9% were living either in joint or extended families.
Of these, the significant majority were from the single-agent group (67%).
A significant majority (75%) were from the displaced Syrian population, followed by respondents from Lebanon (21%) and the remaining from Palestine or another country (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4).
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