Sentences with phrase «neared a majority in»

Democrats not only swept Virginia's statewide races but neared a majority in the House of Delegates, a legislative chamber that was gerrymandered to make the Republican majority virtually unassailable.

Acceptance then steadily rose, reaching a near majority in 2014 at 49 percent.

Not exact matches

But fossil fuels still account for the majority of both electricity use and primary energy use overall, and at no time in the near future will that change.

The only thing that seems certain — it was stated by Colin Powell when he said, «This nation must be very committed with minorities because minorities will become majorities in the near future.»

So slim that the president can easily veto any significant piece of legislation they send to his desk (i.e. repeal of the Affordable Care Act) and there's nowhere near the two - thirds majority vote in both Houses needed to override.

U.S. President Donald Trump will replace his executive order suspending travel from seven Muslim - majority countries «in the near future,» according to a Justice Department court filing on Thursday.

Three - tenths of the nation's crude oil refining capacity is located in Texas, with the majority of the refineries «clustered near ports along the Gulf Coast,» according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's website.

As Don Braid wrote in the Calgary Herald, «Alberta has become a kind of social laboratory, unique in North America, to test whether a near - majority of women in a government caucus makes a change in style and substance.

The company now holds majority stakes in the 300 MW Lac Alfred Wind farm at the base of the Gaspe Peninsula, and the Massif du Sud project, near Saint - Philémon.

For instance, if you've heavily invested in stocks for the majority of your plan's lifetime, you may want to shift to a more conservative portfolio as your student nears college - age.

Only a small minority (roughly 15 to 20 per cent) of middle - income Canadians retiring without an employer pension plan have saved anywhere near enough for retirement and the vast majority of these families with annual incomes of $ 50,000 or more will be hard pressed to save enough in their remaining period to retirement (less than 10 years) to avoid significant fall in income.

This instance may be different in the near term, but a century of evidence argues that the completion of the market cycle will wipe out the majority of the gains observed in the advancing portion to - date (even without valuations similar to the present, the average, run - of - the - mill bear market decline has erased more than half of the market gains from the preceding bull market advance).

However a majority of the respondents (over 57 %) were willing to use these online options in the near future.

If in some near future the majority of miners decide to freeze your account they will do it.

The majority of my gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender friends are devoted followers of Jesus whose faith in the midst of near - constant attack puts my own faith to shame.

The vast majority of people living in the near, middle and south Asia are caucasian.

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

If you don't like the Cross and other Christian symbols of faith, you could go to some other country near the hell's doors... it's only your choice, because the majority of italian people believes in Jesus and his Holy Cross, and also many Russian people incredibly after statal atheism need Christian religion.

It's unlikely that a majority of French voters will choose «Frexit» in the near future.

Having an ongoing relationship with a majority or near - majority of families in most communities creates a unique opportunity for churches that is shared by no other social institution.

Arrange bread in skillet in single layer, with majority of crusted pieces near center, crust side up.

The majority of Rockview Farms» dairy products — milk, ice cream, buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt and strained Greek yogurt — are produced with milk from cows at its three farms, two of which are in southern California and one in Nevada near the California border.

The just - drinks Weekly Round - Up On just - drinks last week: In spirits, Diageo edged nearer majority control of India's United Spirits.

There are loads of great running clubs in Manchester the majority of which are near campus and fallowfield.

Whilst the majority of Porto's contemporaries are nowhere near as stable (there have at the time of writing already been close to one hundred player departures from next season's sixteen Primeira Liga participants), there is a discernible culture of adaptability that, whilst not unique to the game in Portugal, is rarely seen outside of South America.

He bought cheap players but majority were very low quality like the likes of Arteta, Per, Chamack, etc. and whenever he buys quality he leaves gaps and never completes the whole squad and end up short in the near future, thts what he keeps doin.

Chamberlain spent the majority of his previous campaigns as a winger, but is now believed to be destined to hold down a central midfield berth in the near future.

In the case Manchester United having the biggest fan base in the country, although the majority of them have never been near Manchester let alone Old Trafford, as a pundit, if you don't speak highly of this team it's inevitable you will lose your jIn the case Manchester United having the biggest fan base in the country, although the majority of them have never been near Manchester let alone Old Trafford, as a pundit, if you don't speak highly of this team it's inevitable you will lose your jin the country, although the majority of them have never been near Manchester let alone Old Trafford, as a pundit, if you don't speak highly of this team it's inevitable you will lose your job

AEPi SR, # 2 Team Pike has been near the top of the Standings for the majority of the Spring here in East Lansing..

Also, unlike the majority of other sites, we don't suggest that you will be writing for The Guardian or ESPN in the near future.

Although Lee Sharpe would play a part in the first great Ferguson team of the early nineties and Lee Martin and Mark Robins would have small but significant roles to play in the near future, the majority of those who appeared during this period would eventually leave Old Trafford without making the hoped for impact.

IS 318 was in South Williamsburg, near the border of Bedford - Stuyvesant — its most famous graduate was the rapper Jay - Z, who grew up in the nearby Marcy housing project — and the team reflected the student body; the students» families were mostly from the struggling working class, and the majority of their parents were employed but not college educated.

An orgasmic birth is unsettling in a lot of ways because 1) we still think of women's sexuality as a shameful thing to begin with, let alone during something as sacred as birth and 2) the majority of individuals who give birth definitely do not come anywhere near feeling pleasure during the delivery.

India led the near successful call from the majority of countries — that trade concerns must not take precedence over public health and child rights and that the WHO Guidance and its norms must not only have «weight» in trade terms but that Member States can take additional action to end inappropriate promotion.

In 2015, the UK Parliament was projected to come out about even between the top two parties, but the conservatives won by over 5 %, ending up with the majority (which was considered to be a near 0 % chance possibility as the day began), this summer Brexit passed (considered almost certain to fail as the day began, ended up passing by 4 %), and last month the Colombian Peace Referendum failed (after being consistently polled to pass by about 10 %).

And, particularly in Abkhazia, where returnees would constitute a near majority, it would greatly weaken the incumbent de facto authorities.

The Emerging Democratic Majority argues that the Democratic Party in the U.S. will have a permanent majority in the near future, because coalitions within the Democrat (e.g. youth, women, ethnic minorities) are growing faster than the coalitions making up the RepublicaMajority argues that the Democratic Party in the U.S. will have a permanent majority in the near future, because coalitions within the Democrat (e.g. youth, women, ethnic minorities) are growing faster than the coalitions making up the Republicamajority in the near future, because coalitions within the Democrat (e.g. youth, women, ethnic minorities) are growing faster than the coalitions making up the Republican party.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its ticket, and now has almost double the backing of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

Also at 10 a.m., Deputy Senate Majority Leader and gubernatorial candidate John DeFrancisco will comment on the «misuse» of at least $ 8 million in State DOT and Thruway Authority capital fund resources to install 514 illegal «I Love NY» tourism signs along highways across New York, «I Love NY» tourism signs near the Albany Airport Entrance, Rt 155 (Albany Shaker Road), Colonie.

But a near majority, 49 percent, believe it has also hurt small businesses» efforts in being profitable.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Republicans claimed a commanding majority in the House on Tuesday, pushing their dominance to near - historic levels as they dispatched some of the last white Democrats in the South and made inroads in Democratic strongholds nationwide.

New York State Assembly Majority leader Joseph Morelle says he plans to make a decision in the near future.

He's about 40 points ahead of his nearest opponent in the polls, and the bigger question now is: Will Schumer be the next Senate minority leader or majority leader?

Assembly Democrats, who hold a near - majority in the Legislature and will likely have a disproportionate role in the appointment process, met in a hastily scheduled closed - door meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss filling the vacancy.

We also know that you and other forecasters give Labour a near zero chance of forming a majority government — in reality, without the backing of the SNP.

Today's Q poll reaffirms that the majority of New Yorkers — 71 percent — would prefer to see the backers of a mosque / Islamic center proposed for construction near Ground Zero voluntarily relocate the project to a less sensitive site in deference to the wishes of some 9/11 victims» family members.

With his slim majority, I suspect the Prime Minister will be given a near - permanent headache by Peter Bone and the Tory backbench awkward squad in the run - up to that referendum.

The SNP secured the first majority in Scottish parliamentary history - an accomplishment many analysts had considered near impossible.

There are no plans for powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to retire in the near future, Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari said this morning.

That said, if the Tories manage to get an actual majority, go about their own electoral «reform» and keep themselves in power for a while without going anywhere near PR, I suspect Nick Clegg will go down as the worst player of a good electoral hand in history.