Sentence examples for guarantee a majority from inspiring English sources

The most probable outcome appeared to be a hung Parliament, one in which no party had the three hundred and twenty-six seats that would guarantee a majority.

Recent polls cast doubt on the ability of the DPJ and an ally may not win enough seats to guarantee a majority which it needs to ease the passage of planned legislation to cut huge public debts.

Having since refocused on guaranteeing and securitizing prime mortgages, while also acting as a fill-in for fleeing private capital, the agencies now own or guarantee a majority of the country's home loans.

One was a law to guarantee a majority in the Chamber of Deputies to the biggest coalition and to exclude from parliament small parties whose leverage is one reason why Italy is so hard to run.But Mr Renzi has now come up with a new idea.

He told the Press Association that his party would "expand and grow" after the election, despite the "dents and bruises" of being in office and would not form a coalition with either the Tories or Labour that would not guarantee a majority in the Commons.

Unofficial results suggest his Pakistan Muslim League has won easily, though he has reportedly opened talks with independents to guarantee a majority.

(Italy's electoral law guarantees a majority to the biggest party in the Chamber of Deputies).

"We've guaranteed a majority of one," said David Kapp, an artist who serves as the academy's treasurer.

However, the law also allocated a number of bonus seats in the Chamber of Deputies to the winning coalition thus guaranteeing a majority for the victors.

Mr Correa's supporters cannot be guaranteed a majority: several former presidents, such as Lucio Guttiérez and Osvaldo Hurtado, are already positioning their factions.

High unemployment and the shaky housing market all but ensure more losses for the two agencies responsible for guaranteeing a majority of mortgages.