Example sentences of "the [noun pl] have a majority " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some 53 overseas voters registered in Bristol North-West , where the Conservatives had a majority of 45 . |
| 2 | The Conservatives have a majority of just over 2,000 . |
| 3 | The first gerrymander of the city occurred in 1896 , with the Londonderry improvement Bill ; this created five electoral wards , one of which held the bulk of the city 's Catholics , and enabled the Unionists to have a majority in the others . |
| 4 | Taking a gamble , the British Greens contested all 78 mainland seats and took nearly 15 per cent of the vote ( but no seats because of the first-past-the-post rule of British elections ; i.e. there was not a single constituency in which the Greens had a majority ) . |
| 5 | Following gubernatorial and legislative elections in November 1989 , the Republicans controlled the office of Governor and the Senate , while the Democrats had a majority in the House of Representatives [ see p. 37886 ] . |