Example sentences of "[vb past] by [art] [adj] majority " in BNC.
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| 1 | A unitary system , the sovereignty of Parliament usually wielded by a one-party majority , Treasury control of national finance , the absence of a written constitution or a Bill of Rights which courts can use to challenge the government , and the idea that extra-parliamentary party organs are merely ‘ handmaidens ’ of the parliamentary party all bear witness to this centralization . |
| 2 | On Jan. 17 , 1991 , the Nationalrat approved by a large majority legal changes to allow allied planes to overfly Austrian territory , even in case of war , if they were fulfilling UN Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter ( as was the case in the Gulf ) . |
| 3 | The punishment for grave crimes should adequately reflect the revulsion felt by the great majority of citizens for them . |
| 4 | Lord Bridge spoke of a ‘ deep sense of unease ’ felt by the great majority of the judiciary and of ‘ hasty and ill-considered legislation ’ . |
| 5 | Delegates at the Annual Congress of the Scottish TYUC in Perth voted by a significant majority in favour of a motion tabled by the Scottish NUM . |
| 6 | The MCC voted by a large majority to retain termly modules for reasons including greater flexibility in module size and length and more frequent feedback to students on their progress . |
| 7 | The Federal Assembly on April 20 voted by a large majority to accept a proposal to rename the state the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic ( CSFR ) , thereby ending weeks of controversy over the issue . |
| 8 | At a congress in Stockholm in late May 1990 , delegates from the Left Party — Communists ( Vänsterpartiet — Kommunisterne — VPK ) voted by a large majority to drop " communist " from the party name , so that in future it would simply be known as Vänsterpartiet . |
| 9 | The real issue with the voters was de Gaulle himself , and the General reinforced that perception by warning that he would resign if the proposed change was rejected or even if it passed by a slim majority . |