Sentence examples for lopsided control from inspiring English sources

To many, Mr. Cooper's comments presage continuing political turmoil in a state where voting is almost equal for the two parties, but where gerrymandering has left Republicans in lopsided control of the legislature and the House of Representatives.

This control stifles the free flow of ideas, and along with Amazon's lopsided control of book sales in America, forms the basis of Preston's and Authors United's cry of "monopoly!" Why should you care about this?

Now, even more than his lopsided hat, control has become his trademark.

But the bigger point is that the bill passed anyway, and was sent to the Senate, despite lopsided opposition from the party that controls the House.

Even more worrisome for the Bulls than the lopsided score was the way the Nets controlled the interior.

This would provide joint control in the face of the lopsided equity arrangement.

Mr. Doctoroff asserted that the city would be able to wield control over the process, notwithstanding the lopsided makeup of the board.

Gun control was also the subject of lopsided "debate" during Weekend Update, where the show seemed to lose its nerve and not take too much of a stand after all.

The opposition, which is led by a former deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, won the popular vote in the May 5 election but failed to take control of Parliament because of a lopsided electoral system that gives a stronger voice to rural areas, where the governing party is strongest.

Democrats hold every statewide office and control both houses of the legislature with lopsided majorities.

In June of 2011, when the Republicans were in control, the "yea" vote was a little less lopsided.