Sentence examples for closed to a majority from inspiring English sources

CAIRO -- Saudi men voted in local elections on Thursday for just the second time in the history of the conservative kingdom, but the polls remained closed to a majority of the Saudi population, including women, who were promised the right to vote in municipal elections scheduled for 2015 in a royal decree issued last week.

And while the greatest percentage of young children do live in such families, they make up just 34percentt of all young children, not even close to a majority.

In Alabama and Mississippi, the political landscape mirrors the racial landscape: the Democratic Party is strong where African-Americans are a majority or close to a majority, and Republicans prevail everywhere else.

But it could turn out to be an easy day at the office compared with handling the complicated mechanics of the Lords where the Conservatives aren't even close to a majority.

He's not even close to a majority of delegates, but he's trying to depict his opposition as spoilers, and he'll do that tonight.

As November approaches, several major races for governor and the U.S. Senate have three candidates polling in double digits, with no candidate close to a majority.

I get along with people". He's not even close to a majority of delegates, but he's trying to depict his opposition as spoilers, and he'll do that tonight.

A: We are close to a majority.

There won&apos t be close to a majority of the majority.

Unlike previous governments, Thatcher's never commanded anything close to a majority in a general election.

It doesn't have that, but is close to a majority that includes undeclared supporters.