Sentence examples for overriding majority from inspiring English sources

I suspect an overriding majority of the newsroom voted for Kerry — though up on the executive floor, a majority voted for Bush.

This feeling corroborates findings from the ASCB survey, where an overriding majority of respondents called for institutions to offer a mixed curricula to prepare Ph.D.s for a variety of research and nonresearch careers.

Moreover, the low resubmission thresholds allow a small subset to override majority will.

Mr. RePass has made clear the source of my misgivings about the requirement of a 60-vote majority for passage of any Senate bill: the mere threat of a filibuster by a 41-vote minority allows it to override majority rule in relative anonymity.

It matters because it will force what will be his first veto, thereby serving notice that Trump is officially overriding a majority of both chambers of Congress.

If 72percentt of Americans want a national health insurance program but insurance companies have the power to override that majority, what does that say about the health of our democracy?

However, although dasatinib appears to be able to override the majority of BCR-ABL mutations that cause imatinib resistance, it does not inhibit at least one widespread imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL isoform (T315I) (Shah et al. 2005).

9 11 However, evidence is mounting that physicians override the majority of computerised drug alerts they receive from such systems reported at upwards of 90% in some studies 4 which may limit the utility of such systems in improving medication management of psychotropic medications in older adults.

With Democrats thwarting Mr. Bush's judicial nominees, Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the Republican majority leader, considered overriding filibusters with a majority vote.

13 requires a two-thirds vote for new state spending and taxes, overriding the simple majority system under which the legislature does all other business.

Trump had the ability to veto this bill, but it would likely have been overridden by majorities in Congress.