MOSCOW — Russian voters overwhelmingly granted Vladimir V. Putin a six-year term as president on Sunday, a widely expected outcome that set the stage for a far more suspenseful post-election confrontation between the freshly emboldened leader and an opposition movement that has repeatedly rallied tens of thousands of protesters.
Occasional polls, like one for this newspaper in 2002, show that New Yorkers overwhelmingly would grant judges more of a free hand in sentencing.
Members of the Liberal federal cabinet overwhelmingly supported granting same-sex couples marriage rights, but members were divided over whether to legislate an immediate change or first to request guidance from the federal Supreme Court.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to grant victims of federal crimes a new set of rights guaranteeing their participation in legal proceedings against the accused.
Repeating his assertion that the report found no evidence of fraud or corruption he said: "Contrary to impression given, the overwhelmingly bulk of grants were allocated to those organisations that provide services for all communities, not just one community.
Evidence and experience from other countries has shown that families overwhelmingly spend the cash grant on necessary supplies that benefit their children, such as nutritious foods, healthcare and education.
Mr Justice Hickinbottom said the balance was "overwhelmingly in favour" of granting Islington council immediate possession of the camp of about 135 tents and a wooden structure.
Those claiming asylum in Indonesia were overwhelmingly likely to be granted refugee status, with an average rate of 80%, well above the global rate of 32%.
The Senate overwhelmingly voted last night to grant the Food and Drug Administration jurisdiction over the tobacco industry, a long-overdue move.
I mean we have a board of high level experts, we're assessing high level science I'm not quite sure what a lay person would do to be honest apart from be bored to tears and exhausted by the end of two days It's really overwhelmingly about the science (Olivia, grant review committee).
