Sentence examples for an increased majority of from inspiring English sources

Wicks was re-elected with an increased majority of nearly 16,500 at the 2010 general election.

Labour's Ben Bradshaw held Exeter with an increased majority of 7,000.

He won his seat in 2010 with an an increased majority of 15,280 votes.

Labour leader Roger Lawrence said he was pleased with an increased majority of three, but there was a tough job ahead in the face of £123m in cuts and 2,000 redundancies over the next five years.

Brunner was returned with an increased majority of 1,255.

For elections to the House of Commons, Arbroath forms part of the Angus constituency and since 2001 has been represented by Michael Weir (SNP) who held the seat again, with an increased majority of 3800 votes at the 2010 General Election.

A recent survey showed that an increasing majority of the public believe in the importance of helping people in developing countries.

For almost half his lifetime from 1912 to 1950 he was derided, mistrusted, reviled, and even hated by an increasing majority of his fellow Afrikaners.

A recent survey also showed that an increasing majority of the public believe in the importance of helping people in developing countries: 86% of the UK public (up 4% from last year) agree that helping people in developing countries is important.

But neither intensified bombing of North Vietnam nor secret talks with Hanoi were producing the result he desired, and an increasing majority of the American public thought the war a mistake.

"It seems to be an oxymoron that this misguided organisation removes mention of the Queen at a time of her great popularity and when polls are showing an increasing majority of Australians wanting to remain a constitutional monarchy," he said.