Sentences with phrase «majority of the population of»

They displayed, however, great vitality, and one or another of them or of other varieties of what, following the usual convention, we must label as Protestantism, won the allegiance of the majority of the population of Northwestern Europe.

Frankly, I'm not sure these studies are accurate, since up until the last one hundred years or so, the majority of the population of the world was unable to read or write.

In order to make this nightmare became a reality, it took a unique combination of a complex of many different factors: the complete subordination of the State National Socialist totalitarian regime, active promotion or acquiescence by the majority of the population of Germany, collaboration, and, finally, deeply rooted anti-Semitism in Europe.

Remember that a majority of the population of the United States believes in astrology.

And yet, despite the benign climate of that time, the vast majority of the population of England lived in abject poverty.

Until the problem of «the unavailability to the majority of the population of legal services at reasonable cost» is solved, the prosecutors of this offence should be Crown counsel, or at the least such prosecutions should require approval by Crown counsel.

Until the problem of «the unavailability to the majority of the population of legal services at reasonable cost» is solved, the prosecutors of this offence should be Crown counsel, or at the least such prosecutions... [more]

(1) caused the majority of the population of Canada to be unable to obtain a lawyer's advice at a reasonable cost;

Not exact matches

With a more equal population, average people will prosper and so will the majority of businesses.

His youth and enthusiasm for reform work in his favor, in a country where the majority of the population is young and eager for work.

Out of a total population of around 32.5 million people, the majority are in their mid-30s or younger, according to government data.

«I feel like we're missing out on this major opportunity to market to 51 % of the population, to 60 % of the wealth and to 80 % of consumer spending,» says Meltem Demirors, founder of Athena Capital, referring to the world's female population, who control the majority of American wealth and household spending.

Over 18 percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with anxiety, and a large majority cite their workplace as a major contributor.

«The vast majority of the population is unbanked and trapped in cash,» says Kathleen McGowan, senior policy advisor with the Washington - based U.S. Agency for International Development.

«The relationship of Italians with the EU, over the last year since we've seen some economic growth, it's not been sufficient and satisfactory enough to create confidence among the majority of the population.

But it's not sourcing a diverse enough population of leads, because the vast majority of the folks the employees know tend to be like them and look like them.

'» EU accession will eventually go to a referendum, and opinion polls show the majority of the population is opposed.

Yet decades later the majority of the population unknowingly flubs the native tongue, particularly the written form.

The vast majority also believed the abolition of notes and coins would cause problems to parts of the population, such as the elderly, while only a third saw it as a way to fight tax evasion and money laundering.

All this to achieve their namesake, a passionate play off a recent prediction that in 2040, non-whites will form the majority of the American population for the first time ever.

Singapore is the only country in which overseas Chinese form a majority; they compose three - quarters of the population.

As the U.S. population continues to shift toward diversity and a multicultural majority, brands can not afford to ignore the unique preferences of African - Americans.

«It was at that moment I realized that the majority of the population doesn't have any sort of mental road map for how to relate to and work with someone different from themselves.»

Not only is the vast majority of the world's population breathing unsafe air, but also the gap between wealthy countries and poor countries are increasing.

A majority of the population learns and understands by visual aid.

As Pein shows, the world where a handful of billionaires own more wealth than the majority of the world's population is not just the stuff of fantasy, it's the world we're living in.

This group actually holds a majority of the power over robo advisors because the majority of global AUM is in the hands of this small share of the population.

In addition, while the majority of business owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business owner population.

In addition, the vast majority of the local population wasn't working during the evacuation.

Opposition to Obamacare, instead of being mixed and uneven, would quickly become unanimous as a result of what would amount to a broad tax increase on the population with zero payoff for the vast majority of citizens (since they remain uninsured.)

Changes to the program would require approval by a majority of provinces with majority of the population.

Unfortunately, in the United States a majority of the population think the only way you can actually get rich is by winning the lottery.

With such favorable regulations, the vast majority of American companies are incorporated in Delaware — a state with the sixth smallest population in the country.

Given a range of approaches to incentives, the largest segments in the vast majority of the locations — typically about half of the population — preferred the approach of offering special incentives to Amazon, but within reason.

«Up until recently, the majority of fundraising opportunities in North America were limited to the wealthiest 3 percent of the population — this includes both startup owners looking to grow their business as well as investors interested in pursuing progressive new financial opportunities.»

When the majority of your population are idiots, do you really expect they will make rational decisions?

I'd rather see capitalism curbed early then see the massive amount of decline in quality of life, health, and prosperity for the overwhelming majority of the population necessary to balance the scales via the free market.

Saying the majority of the population back then was Jewish is like someone reading the Issac Asimov 2,000 years from now and believing World War II was fought between Androids and Aliens.

However, a developer or group of developers could potentially propose a modification to the Bitcoin Network that is not accepted by a vast majority of miners and users, but that is nonetheless accepted by a substantial population of participants in the Bitcoin Network.

Atheists currently hold the overwhelming majority of the Noble Prizes, make up less that 0.5 % of the US prison population, have less that 1 % of the divorces in America and have given us many of the scientific and technological achievements you enjoy today... your argument has just been utterly destroyed.

If we got rid of all the Christians in the country, we would get rid of the vast majority of the prison population.

Now we are trying to move past that, but religion has it's hooks in a majority of the world's population.

Two thousand years later, the vast majority of the world's population has disregarded the belief that dragons roam the sea, Zeus, Poseidon, and most other ancient gods (as these people thousands of years ago believed), yet the world inexplicably still clings to the thousands - year - old myths of God and Jesus.

Always being picked on even though you make up the overwhelming majority of the population in the US!

The majority of world cultures and populations BELIEVE in GOD.

Also, for the record, Iran that today has the largest population of followers was just 50 years ago Sunni majority.

but only because their countries are messed up by your politics supporting corrupted régimes and worthless rulers against the will of the majority of population!

What do you think of the great majority of the population that has not served in the military?

In the stand for example, where two cities in America are pitted against each other after a deadly outbreak kills the majority of the population.

If the majority of the population wanted Sharia law, they would have a right to go through the steps that would allow it.