Sentences with phrase «achieve a majority despite»

In his first interview since Macron was elected, the outgoing Finance Minister said that Macron could achieve a majority despite stiff competition from right - wing politicians when the country goes to the polls once again for its parliamentary elections on June 11 and 18.

Not exact matches

While the majority of scholars in Europe and America would be unwilling to dismiss so casually the results of nineteenth - century literary analysis, certainly a growing number would agree that the sense of unity achieved in Genesis, or in the Hexateuch (Genesis — Joshua), or for that matter in the entire Old Testament, is impressive despite the diversity of sources from which it was created.

No such majority is achieved and, despite extreme pressure from Washington, Cook stands firm and, with the overwhelming backing of his party in parliament, refuses to support the American action in Iraq.

Cuomo has often argued that despite noisy protests over a certain policy, the broad majority of the state is with him when it comes to achieving results.

The school board majority that took office in Wake County last December is committed to moving the district toward neighborhood schools (and away from busing to achieve socio - economic diversity) despite a mass march that has been scheduled to take place tomorrow in downtown Raleigh to protest the policy.

Nicky Morgan, education secretary, said: «This is the first year we have assessed pupils under the new more rigorous system and it is no surprise that this year's results look different to previous years, but despite that the majority of pupils have achieved above and beyond the new expected standard.»

The inspection body says despite the majority of pupils aged seven to 14 achieving good standards in English, pupils in Wales continue to lag behind the rest of the UK.

But former education secretary Nicky Morgan said the government had raised the bar to a more «rigorous system» and said she «knew» it was «asking more», adding: «This is the first year we have assessed pupils under the new more rigorous system and it is no surprise that this year's results look different to previous years, but despite that the majority of pupils have achieved above and beyond the new expected standard.»

However, despite this initial skill deficiency, the vast majority of students seem to persevere by seeking out assistance when they stumble or achieving proficiency through trial - and - error to quickly acquire the needed technical skills [3].

«Despite significant progress, there is still an expectations gap for a majority of American students between what is required of them in high school and what will be required of them after graduation,» said Matt Gandal, executive vice president of Achieve.

This is despite the findings from the DfE's Academy trust survey 2017 which states that «The majority of MATs, especially those that are larger [those with six or more academies], can provide examples of efficiencies achieved, with trusts able to articulate areas where they have made significant savings including payroll, catering, and grounds maintenance.»

This «remerger» requires a 2/3 majority favorable shareholder vote which has yet to be achieved despite 3 scheduled shareholder meetings; each had to be cancelled due to insufficient shareholder participation.

Despite the overwhelming body of evidence that the investment strategy most likely to allow you to achieve your financial goals is to use low - cost, passively managed funds, a large majority of individual investors» assets are still in actively managed funds.

«Despite the economic setbacks Americans have experienced in today's current climate, it is clear that a strong majority still believe in home ownership and aspire to own a home,» said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «However, achieving the dream of home ownership will become increasingly difficult for buyers if they are required to make a 20 percent down payment, which may be a reality for many of tomorrow's buyers if a proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage rule is adopted.