Sentences with phrase «backed by the overwhelming majority»

On the Scotland Bill, reasonable amendments backed by the overwhelming majority of Scottish MPs have been voted down.

Not exact matches

But the overwhelming majority of Nigerian masses (and sizeable minority of elites) enthusiastically support Mr. President to give entrenched corruption a tough fight and stubbornly resist the desperate fight - back by corruption network.

Nevertheless, because the citizens of my district voted me back into office last November by an overwhelming majority, I feel obligated to serve out this session of the Assembly,» he said in a statement.

It is important to know that not all forms of MI are created equal — private mortgage insurance is temporary and cancelable but the overwhelming majority of mortgages backed by the government's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) contain insurance that can not be canceled.

I was baffled — why would little versions of me (for I was a physics undergraduate over two decades ago) not accept manmade climate change when it was backed by overwhelming evidence and endorsed by the vast majority of climate experts, Nobel Laureates and even David Attenborough?

With only 6 % of the US electricity generated by hydroelectric stations the most they could realistically back - up through drastic cycling is a 0.5 - 1.0 % wind energy share, so we have to face that if we move forward with wind power as our main energy strategy the overwhelming majority of the back - up power will be fossil - fuel based.