But on a big segment of the organization's platform, which includes just about everything in political play over the past four years, Democrats are actually the standard-bearers for the Chamber's positions: Immigration reform, not defaulting on the debt, infrastructure spending, a functional highway trust fund, the Export-Import Bank, terrorinsuranceance.
But for Dr. Ravitch to suggest that we should keep standards down and reduce expectations for a big segment of these young people is beyond belief.
He would learn a lot more about the future of health care benefits as envisioned by the insurance industry and a big segment of corporate America than if he stayed in Washington.
"These men are such a big segment of the population".
A big segment of a creative generation, including Mr. Mapplethorpe, was lost to AIDS.
A big segment of the news media is now exploiting political correctness for all it's worth.
The only Muslim to vote against the bill was Rehman Chishti, a Conservative; like many other Tories from the provinces, he felt the government had ignored a big segment of traditional and religious-minded voters.
"While there is clearly a big segment of Ukip voting leave, I think many are well-natured people simply feeling overworked, misinformed and alienated by a government that has prioritised investment in big cities over their working-class towns," said Adam Smith, a 25-year-old from east Yorkshire who works in online marketing.
So rather than try to convert people who love their iPhones or Android phones, Windows can go after a big segment of the smartphone market — BlackBerry users and those who have not yet switched to a smartphone from other mobile devices.
"Obviously, the baby boomers are a big segment of the population," she added.
