Sentence examples for majority were passed from inspiring English sources

The majority were passed up by new Internet money.

The majority of laws were passed before studies showed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV transmission risk and most laws do not account for HIV prevention measures that reduce transmission risk, such as condom use, ART, or pre-exposure prophylaxis.

For all the talk that the Senate obstructs legislative programs, in recent parliaments the vast majority of government bills were passed by the Senate.

The majority of these laws were passed in the 1980s, following widespread outrage over the coke-related death of college basketball star Len Bias.

All the other resolutions were passed with majorities in the high 90%.

Nevermind that 16 of the 22 reconciliation bills passed since reconciliation was invented in 1974 were passed by Republican majorities.

Many, if not most, of these laws and constitutional amendments were passed by overwhelming majorities in popular referenda.

Laws currently need a two-thirds majority to be passed but the constitutional changes would have changed this to a simple majority, effectively removing the Tutsi blocking veto.

The resolution needed a two-thirds majority to be passed and was backed by 87% of members (5,266 for and 758 against).

Mr. Cheney's vote was not needed this time because a proposal in the Senate must have a majority to be passed.

This weekend's vote will consider a resolution based on four key points drawn from the Myners report, and will need to achieve only a simple majority to be passed.