Sentence examples for majority was slim from inspiring English sources

The Government's majority was slim, a strong warning shot had been fired.

In effect, they were telling the White House that even though their majority was slim, there was a new balance of power in the confirmation of federal judges.

But his government majority was slim at the outset, and after narrowly surviving a no-confidence vote in December, it shrank even further.

With less than half the Senate watching the change in power, Mr. Daschle acknowledged today in his first floor speech in his new role that his majority was slim and that Republicans and Democrats were virtually at parity.

Though the Republican majority was slim — 50 to 49 — Mr. Mumpower was so certain of victory that he had worked up his committee assignments and ordered 65 state flags, each of which was to be run up the Capitol flagpole that day and later distributed as souvenirs.

The Tory majority is slim.

The weakening of Mr Calheiros dents the government's influence in the Senate, where its majority is slim.

Although Republicans control the Senate, their majority is slim, allowing Democrats to use filibusters to block nominees they find most objectionable.

Their majority is slimmer than it was the last time they were in power, especially in the Senate.

In D.C., control of both the House and the Senate may end up with the Republicans, but if such were to happen their majority would be slim.

It was slim — really slim.