Sentence examples for wider majority from inspiring English sources

In the House, where the Democrats hold a wider majority, three versions of health care legislation were approved before the summer recess.

Democrats used rules requiring a wider majority for approval to prevent Republicans from offering amendments on the floor that would embarrass Democrats in an election year.

Mr. Emanuel's hand could be seen in many fights Mr. Obama has won, including the economic stimulus package, the bank bailout and the budget bill, which passed the House by a wider majority than any in 10 years.

But with his trial slated to begin next month, even he will have a hard time winning in November.The Democrats, meanwhile, have to start asking themselves, what are they going to do with what's surely to be a wider majority for them in the Senate next year?

And the private market stalls play an important role in supplying this hard-to-find produce to a wider majority of Havana residents, who did not always have the access (or the money) to shop from the farms in the same way as the restaurants.

While Democrats favored the act, a wider majority of independents and more than 80percentt of Republicans were opposed.

In October 2008, the Lancet wrote "A view beyond HIV/AIDS will reinforce plurality and justice, protecting minorities and thus wider majorities" [ 25].

Polls confirm that a wide majority of people in many countries view him and the United States as the major threat to global peace.

"The wide majority of people say yes".

Passage by a wide majority in the Senate seemed assured.

His prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, is an ideological ally who has a wide majority in the National Assembly.