Sentence examples for majority were in from inspiring English sources

47/48 (98%) of horses were whipped in this study, indicating that the overwhelming majority were "in contention".

Five years ago, the majority were in Afghanistan.

The vast majority were in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The vast majority were in Asia, with 180,000 in the Americas and Europe combined, said the WHO.

Of the almost 2,000 comments below the online version of the editorial, the overwhelming majority were in favour.

Interestingly, in Panama, itself invaded by America in 1989, a majority were in favour.

The federation of Aube boulangeries and patisseries questioned 126 members at the end of last year: the majority were in favour of maintaining the obligatory one-day closure.

A majority were in Homs, a city in central Syria that has witnessed some of the largest protests against Mr. Assad.

Some were based on Indian methods, but the great majority were in the tradition of the Almagest and the Handy Tables.

"And of the dozen people who checked out the place after they left, I'd say the majority were in arts-related fields — actresses, dancers, musicians".

In a ballot of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, 85% of those who responded backed walkouts, and a bigger majority were in favour of other forms of industrial action.