In such cases, the majority is self-perpetuating while perpetuating the vested interests which made it a majority.
The American judge Steve Morrow scored it 114-112 for Hopkins, but the Canadian Claude Paquette (113-113) and Belgium's Daniel Van de Wiele (114-114) had it even, which made it a majority draw and allowed Pascal to keep his World Boxing Council and International Boxing Organization light heavyweight titles.
While judge Michael Pernick's card made it a majority rather than a unanimous decision, his verdict seemed greatly at odds with what had transpired.
All are volunteers — and all are political appointees, which in this red state makes it a majority Republican board.
Summary The iPad mini might prove too costly for many, but Apple's design, build-quality and "content ecosystem" (the way you access content, including iTunes material) make it a winner for the majority of the market.
Here is what I know: If you told a dozen smart horse people they could change one fundamental aspect of the sport strictly to make it safer, a majority would push back the ages at which horses race.
If all four ballot measures make it through, a majority of states will have effectively determined that the federal minimum wage set by Congress is too low.
("Barry Goldwater made the G.O.P. a conservative party; Ronald Reagan made it a winning electoral majority; now it was our turn").
The Church of England was available, but the multifaith character of religious England and the indifference of the secular majority made it a poor candidate.
The combination of sabotage from rightwing backbenchers over the Maastricht Treaty, the strange course of Michael Portillo's career and Thatcher's vengeful disloyalty, all this with a small, dwindling majority, made it a difficult time.
