Sentence examples for secured minority from inspiring English sources

In his absence, she led the party in the Scottish Parliament proving a vociferous opponent of Labour leader Jack McConnell but again made way for her boss on his return at the 2007 Holyrood election in which the SNP secured minority control.

Several recent deals—such as the $5.9 billion spent since 2010 to secure minority stakes in American energy firms are designed to teach Chinese managers and geologists about unconventional drilling (see chart).

The Tories secured more minority MPs in 2010 by placing them on a candidates' A-list.

This follows a deal in which he secured a minority presence on the board.

Beats said on Friday that it had secured a minority investment from the Carlyle Group to help finance growth.

The 6ft 8in basketball superstar LeBron James has secured a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, in a deal brokered by the club's US owners.

The sides also agreed on aiding more than 1.6 million people affected by the conflict and securing minority Muslim interests.

But we are still a prosperous, secure minority that has never voted the way that implies, for a reason: we have historically relied on government to protect our own access to education, opportunity, fairness and freedom of religion, and we wish to see that protection extend to other minorities who don't have the same advantages that we have enjoyed.

A linguistic minority may, for instance, have a right that the majority society should establish, maintain and respect arrangements that will secure the minority's ability to continue using its language.

But securing the minority vote became more complicated when President Obama and the N.A.A.C.P. both endorsed a broadening of marriage rules.

LONDON – 18 FEBRUARY 2013 – The Business of Fashion (BoF) announced today that it has raised $2.1m in seed funding, securing a minority investment from a group of prestigious global investors spanning the worlds of fashion, media and technology.