Sentence examples for command majorities from inspiring English sources

"They can command majorities in the House," Mr. Clapp said.

The government caved in to many of their demands.Pro-government parties command majorities in both houses of Congress.

English votes on English laws does command majority support, in England and in Scotland.

The House Republican leadership J. Dennis Hastert, a former Republican speaker of the House, decreed that any bill must command majority support among majority party members.

Although his model has raised considerable interest, it does not command majority support within linguistics.

Authorship is not the only measure of influence, and in dissenting and concurring opinions Thomas has introduced certain conservative ideas into the bloodstream of Supreme Court opinions that have later commanded majorities.

The legislation introduced in California — backed by Democrats, who won commanding majorities in the Assembly and Senate in November — moves the effort from curbing weapons to controlling the sale of ammunition.

Republicans have commanding majorities in both chambers – 64-46 in the House and 26-12 in the Senate.

If Democrats are not prepared for a hostile judicial climate, even commanding majorities may not ensure their success.

The GOP commands majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates, and it controls five of six offices of the executive branch.

Increased Latino voting, much of it rooted in Los Angeles, brought Democrats commanding majorities in the State Legislature, California's first Latino Assembly Speaker, and, in 2005, helped elect Antonio Villaraigosa as Los Angeles' first Latino mayor of the modern era.