Sentence examples for sweeping majorities from inspiring English sources

The dominant political figure in the 1950s was Eisenhower, a popular president twice elected with sweeping majorities.

The measure passed by sweeping majorities in Congress, with the support of many legislators who usually vote against legislation favored by groups seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.

Last month, Abkhazia held presidential elections, where the incumbent, Sergey Bagapsh was re-elected with a sweeping majority for another five years.

Riding a wave of disaffection at Ms Mayawati's autocratic rule, his Samajwadi (Socialist) party unexpectedly won a sweeping majority in elections for the state assembly in March.

The best they could hope for, analysts said, was to prevent Mr. Rajapaksa's party from winning a sweeping majority that would allow it to rewrite the Constitution.

The Republican minority said even the sweeping majority report is simplistic as it ignores a credit bubble that went beyond US housing, and indeed beyond US borders.

Hugo Chavez has a six-year presidential term, a new Constitution drawn up to his specifications and a sweeping majority in the National Assembly.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — In a new poll conducted on Wednesday, a sweeping majority of Americans said they support moving Donald J. Trump to Jerusalem.

The plan has the backing of an 18-party alliance that won a sweeping majority in the Serbian Parliament last month.

On the one-year anniversary of his election by a sweeping majority, Prime Minister Ehud Barak was trying to put out fires on many fronts at once.

If he went home with a deal, he believes he would win a sweeping majority in a referendum or, if the Knesset refused to hold one, then in an election.