Sentences with phrase «greater than the majority»

The People's Pledge were quick to point out after the result was announced that the figures of those in favour - more than 12,000 in each case, was greater than the majority of either MP - Mark Hunter (Cheadle) or Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove).

There will be a lot of focus on first aid as the level of first aid required is far greater than the majority of first aid courses.

Not exact matches

Of course, there are strictly mental benefits as well — the vast majority of regular meditative practitioners have greater focus, concentration, and mindfulness than their counterparts.

The SSE Holdings LLC Agreement may be amended with the consent of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding LLC Interests; provided that if the managing member holds greater than 33 % of the LLC Interests, then it may be amended with the consent of the managing member together with holders of at least 50 % of the outstanding LLC Interests, excluding LLC Interests held by the managing member.

What is interesting is that yes farmers did enroll in the WCB before bill 6 and what has been shown by the majority of responses to this blog is that there is much greater concern for the workers than the farmer, K. Larson I am not including you in the last comment as I am well aware that you are a farmer.

As Figure 2 shows, a majority of New Wave immigrants came from democracies, a share that was more than double the share during the Great Wave.

I can promise you some self - proclaimed «Atheists» actually love stronger, greater, and more whole - heartedly than the majority of Christians, Muslims, or Jews that I know!

Since no one philosopher or theologian (of much greater intelligence and ability to reason than I) has adequately answered it, I believe the majority of us are ill - equipped to answer it.

The great majority of the 183 tribes that have gambling facilities (in 28 states) bring in revenues of less than $ 1.5 million yearly.

If enough of congress voted on it (greater than 2 / 3rds majority), we elect a racist president, and the Supreme Court just rubber stamped it without reading, the 13th amendment COULD be repealed, and slavery could be «allowed» again by federal law.

If he knows the great tradition he will also know that it is his duty to represent it, interpreting the mind of the Church rather than acting as the representative of a fleeting majority of living and local church members.

They strike the great majority of people as more compelling grounds than those of abstract reason, even (or especially) ones advanced by Kant.

That's higher than the majority who think that Cruz is religious and would make a good / great president (61 %), or Rubio (53 %), or Carson (50 %).

Usually one finds among all four humanisms greater moral sensitivity about problems of justice and peace, about reconciliation between races and nations, than one finds in the Moral Majority.

Jews experienced greater security under the Muslims than in the West, and they were much more successful at integrating with the majority in Islamic lands than in Christian countries.

The great majority of homosexuals do not appear to have a meaningful choice concerning their orientation any more than do the great majority of heterosexuals.

If there is salvation only for those who believe in Christ, as «extreme Christians» affirm, and salvation for them means eternal life in God, then what will be the fate of the great majority of the people of Asia, or more than two - thirds of the human race?

To that extent, and in that way, an essentially Greek philosophical, rather than a biblical, teaching has been communicated to the great majority of thoughtful believers.

There can be no fellowship where there is an intellectual elite, and a great majority of simple folk who are despised, and where a man's aim is to know rather than to love.

We call on Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford and Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to explain why small - scale pastured pig and poultry farms are to be subjected to greater scrutiny and compliance costs than cattle feedlots, instead of being treated under the law like other grazing systems that rely on supplemental feed such as the majority of Victorian beef and dairy cattle.

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

In any other instance when a player rebels against the club and coach for whatever reason there is no room for doubt, disciplinary actions must be taken, even when he is your best player...... it could be the case even for SANCHEZ, those words no player is greater than the Club are well understood, the problem in this case is that a growing majority of the Fans are fed up with the Club and Manager, years of frustration, deception nothing changing and doing nothing about it has the great majority of Fans siding with the Player against the Club and Manager...... unfortunately both lost the respect of most ARSENAL fans, there is a revolt brewing YES like every year the difference this year is that losing Sanchez will not go without consequence....

On a tangent Jon my son (he's 4) asked me why he should support Arsenal, I said «well because I do, you're granddad does and your great granddad did» I was going to say its because of the values and principles that our club has but then I stopped myself because I have no idea what they are anymore other than paying a has been manager and over hyped players a fortune for non achievement while being owned by a majority shareholder that has no interest in the club other than as a business and having a board that view the fans as the gift that keeps on giving.

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

What's surprising to me is that their majority is greater in the House of Representatives (57 %) than in the Senate (54 %).

«What the country needs more than ever is certainty, and having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the General Election, it is clear that only the Conservative & Unionist Party has the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the House of Commons.

In 2015 he retained the office and, with a greater majority than the one gained in 2010, he was able to start a government without the help of Liberal Democrats.

School spending on Long Island is projected to rise an average 2.35 percent for the 2017 - 18 school year, with school taxes to increase an average 1.73 percent — more than this year's hikes, but within state tax - cap restrictions for the great majority of districts.

The importance of the outcome is perhaps even greater than our first Civil War, because economically speaking the Anti Gov forces are attempting to rob the majority of Americans, for their own selfish vested interest pursued at the expense of average Americans.

«If the November 8, 2016, election results in a one - vote majority in the House of Representatives, for example, a December 6 special congressional election in New York would take on far greater importance than the others,» argued Martins» primary challenger, Republican Philip Pidot of Glen Cove, through his filings in a federal appeals court Thursday.

The Siena Research Institute report summed it up well: «While Republicans are closely divided on public campaign financing, it is supported by a majority of independents and two - thirds of Democrats, and more than three - quarters of voters from every party support quick disclosure of contributions greater than $ 500.»

«The 2012 redistricting process was business as usual in Albany, with the majority parties controlling the process and lines being drawn for partisan purposes rather than in the best interests of voters, with greater candidate choice and more contested elections,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union.

The Senate Democrats trumpeted their fundraising numbers with great fanfare yesterday, calling the $ 3.5 million they have on hand in their two committees (housekeeping and reporting) «historic» and noting it's more than twice what they had in the bank in July 2008 — four months before they took the majority.

But when we ask them who should be allowed in, clear majorities are happy for people in four significant categories to continue coming to Britain in either the same or greater numbers than today.

I can guarantee this, IF Cameron wins an election, his second term majority will be greater than the first.

It's that the costs of using renewable energy are still far greater than the cost of using fossil fuel in the vast majority of applications...

In seats where Leave was a majority last June the formula can work — in both the recent by - elections the Leave vote seen as Tory plus UKIP was greater than Labour and Lib Dem combined, and it is clear why Labour is worried.

«Our great fundraising allows us to spend more money than ever before to safeguard the strongest center - right majority possible in the House,» said Mike Shields, president of CLF and AAN, in a statement.

And just as women rejected Quinn in favor of de Blasio by a greater than two - to - one margin, a majority of LGBT voters also rejected her candidacy.

Academia now serves as a «training ground» rather than a career destination for the great majority of scientists, with work in industry, government, or other nonacademic employers the «new norm.»

Scientifically speaking, the single greatest lesson Alex taught me, taught all of us, is that animal minds are a great deal more like human minds than the vast majority of behavioral scientists believed — or, more importantly, were even prepared to concede might be remotely possible.

More than 10 million individuals worldwide are affected annually by TBI, however the true prevalence is likely even greater given that a majority of TBIs are mild in severity and may not be recognized or reported.

By contrast, the hundredth most cited article on the human genome has been cited a few hundred times.The great majority of the 34,510 papers on the human genome listed in the Science Citation Index have been cited fewer than 10 times; ones that were never cited are not even listed.

While the majority of plantations in West Africa are still in the early stages of development, several studies have suggested development on the scale seen in Asia would wipe out forests that are home to primates, posing a greater threat than mining or logging, which are more narrowly destructive.

Most minor planets have rotation periods that are greater than about 2.2 hours with the majority being between 4 and 10 hours.

To enable maximum tension on the targeted muscle, you need to make sure that your pecs are doing the majority of work during every single rep. Dumbbells have the ability to place slightly more tension on the chest muscles than a barbell and they also keep the muscles under tension for longer because of the greater range of motion, so consider incorporating dumbbell presses to your chest routine to reap this benefit and exhaust your pecs more thoroughly.

Statistically, this is negatively impacting our health, as recent surveys showed that less than 40 % of us would rate our health as «good or great» and a majority of people listed health problems as stressors.

Therefore, the vast majority of people who want a better body, higher performance, and lasting health will make great progress following a diet that's based on whole foods and is higher in fat and lower in carbohydrates than what is popular in the mainstream.

The number of studies that have involved coconut oil is far greater than the vast majority of prescription drugs currently on the market.

On one test, a majority of children on the ketogenic diet saw a greater than 50 % reduction in seizures (15).