Sentence examples for given the majority needed from inspiring English sources

He was let off the hook and given the majority needed for approval by the Judiciary Committee's Democratic Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California, who broke ranks with fellow Democrats to approve the nomination.

The majority needed mechanical ventilation support.

Given the majority of councils have taken up the option, the government now needs to publish the local government finance settlement as soon as possible," said Porter.

But the majority needs to".

The majority needs to be more vocal.

So the minority president from the majority party has given the majority party permission to rule by majority vote.

Mr. Ridley-Thomas acknowledged it might be hard to assemble the majorities needed in the Legislature, given that all Republicans and even some Democrats are happy with the result of the recent recall.

Last July, at S.A.E.'s 155th national convention in Memphis, the 450 fraternity brothers present failed to give the measure the two-thirds majority needed for passage.

And as it turned out, Estrich added, the superdelegates gave Mondale the majority he needed in June 1984 to claim victory.

But it collapsed again when a few of the absentee members emerged to vote for Boehner, giving him the majority he needed.

He chose not to join the government then, preferring instead to give it the majority it needed to govern by pledging his support from outside the cabinet.