Sentences with phrase «narrow majority means»

But Trump's tax reform hopes have begun to encounter resistance in the Senate, where the Republicans» narrow majority means they have to keep almost everyone in the party on board.

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The Bible says that few will find the narrow path, and yet the divorce rate in the Church is actually only 8 to 12 percent (contrary to what made up states say), which means the majority of the Church are still married to their original spouse and yet it says few, so obviously marriage isn't one of the things that can get you in.

But Republicans increasingly believe that enduring such a narrow majority may be a price they are willing to pay if it means keeping Mr. Moore from their ranks.

But to create that independent entity means passing a law, something that State Senate Republicans, clinging to a narrow, gerrymander - aided majority in that chamber, have resisted as a matter of life and death.

Today's meeting comes against a backdrop of a slight narrowing of the polls, but also a Labour fear that extra spending by the Tories in marginal seats might mean Cameron winning a majority with just a six - point national lead, three or four points fewer than many pollsters predict.