Sentence examples for despite majority from inspiring English sources

Gillette said yesterday that it would continue to choose its directors in staggered elections despite majority support for a shareholder resolution recommending annual elections for board members.

Despite majority of the study population being well educated, only a few recognized schizophrenia as a mental illness and many held superstitious beliefs.

However, this study showed that these women had poorer glycemic control despite majority of them having diabetes for less than 5 years and without complications.

You could see such even-handedness as a lack of ruthlessness, as part of a broader Labour tentativeness in office, a tentativeness that caused Tony Blair to govern cautiously in the late 90s, despite a majority of 179 – whereas Cameron governs with a sense of entitlement now, despite a majority of 12.

Despite the majority, Boehner's grip on the chamber was weakening.

Yet despite the majority's sentiment, a tiny and until recently, almost faceless minority somehow prevailed.

Perhaps most important, employers won't have to recognize unions despite a majority vote by workers.

Despite a majority black or mixed-race population, Brazilian television is overwhelmingly dominated by whites, both on and off screen.

And yet, despite the majority's disclaimers, it is indisputable that the Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.

Despite the majority of Hispanic students in the Brentwood school system, there are no Latinos on the school board.

This attitude explains why the American effort to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks, despite ostensible majority support, fails to interest Israelis.