Sentences with phrase «seats means the number»

Although the increased use of seat belts and car seats means the number of motor vehicle injuries and deaths has declined, millions of crashes still occur on U.S. roads every year.

Not exact matches

Increasing the number of seats in the fly means higher labor, fuel and operational costs, and can spark bitter fare wars.

Supporting 16 unique sitting combinations means you've got freedom to try out a number of bassinets and car seats for your kid's comfort.

Having twins means you have to purchase everything in pairs: two car seats, two cribs, double the number of clothes, and a double stroller.

And if the Lib Dems see their number of seats slashed in 2015, it could be their reduced numbers mean they no longer hold the balance of power.

New enrollment figures from the state Board of Elections show that in 11 NY House seats, the difference between enrolled Democrats and Republicans is less than 40,000, which means a number of tight congressional races this fall.

The way the question is currently written, one could either interpret it as any case where a party first got a small number of seats in one election and was then able to increase their share significantly in the next (by whatever means), or it could be interpreted as just covering the technique of using symbolic gifts to provoke their opponents.

Voters traditionally use local elections to give the Government of the day a kicking - meaning opposition parties pick up large numbers of seats as a result.

It is that sort of sentiment that meant we did not win the necessary number of seats in 1992.

Traditionally strong tactical voters because of the sheer number of seats where their candidate couldn't win, the «yellow surge» means more Lib Dems may now believe their candidate has a chance after all.

However, the fractured political landscape (in particular relating to the likely level of Fine Gael and Labour seat losses) and the favourable impact of the boundary changes associated with the 2012 Constituency Commission report means that Fianna Fail would achieve more success in translating these support levels into Dail seat numbers than they had at the 2011 contest.

This seeks to ask the following question in relation to different opinion poll results — what do these poll figures mean in terms of the likely number of Dail seats that could be won by the different parties and groupings on those national support levels?

Boundary changes which reduced the number of seats by 1, meant both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats needed 1 less seat to take control of the council.

Also note that currently the number of members of the House of Representatives is fixed; adding a new state means automatically eliminating at least one representative seat from an existing state (unless congress enacts a law to change this).

The name of the group derives from the fact that 301 is the number of Tory MPs that will need to be returned to Parliament in 2015 to create a majority government (the boundary review means there will be 600 seats at the next election).

So what do these population figures mean in terms of which constituencies may, or may not, be likely to have their election boundaries changed following on the upcoming Consituency Commission report, especially given that this body effectively will have eight different options in terms of total Dail seat numbers to choose from?

It comes after the Conservative Party failed to win the number of seats needed to form a majority government - meaning they didn't win the election outright.

In overall terms this means that around 200 seats matter this time — twice the normal number.

Both Labour and the Conservatives benefit greatly from FPTP, which exaggerates the number of seats awarded to the winning party (and often the second place party too), meaning a government with an overall majority can be elected with barely a third of the popular vote.

Evidence from John Curtice at Strathclyde University shows that the decline in the number of marginal seats and the reduced share of the vote for the two main parties means coalition government is now much more likely in the future.

«You see sort of a retrenchment in the City Council where black women and women overall have lost seats, have given up seats to their male counterparts and so then numbers that we've had in the past in the New York City Council have diminished a bit, but that means that we have to build a pipeline,» Clarke said, referring to the decrease in the number of women in the Council after last year's elections.

There were a number of unexpected presenters seemingly meant to address these issues, including a turn from rival - network star Terrence Howard, while Harris also walked over to Oyelowo and did a segment from the actor's seat.

So translated into English, the phrase «Harbormasters have a mission to buoy the number of high - quality seats in their cities» actually means,

The Mazda MX - 5 Miata only offers two seats, which means that teens won't be carting around a huge number of friends or being asked to give someone a ride every five minutes.

It is, however, the only pony car with seating for five, and although it can pull decent performance numbers, it still is a step off its smaller competitors when it comes to hustling around a track — which doesn't mean we didn't enjoy it.

The HR - V's smaller size means those numbers don't match up the the CR - V with its cargo capacity of up to 104.1 cubic feet with the seats down.

If an airline is said to have «good award seat availability» that means that each flight has a large number of seats available to those looking to book with miles.

In general, more elite members will mean more competition for the same number of seats.

Pre-allocated carriage and seat numbers on your Kuranda Boarding Pass means all you need to do is board the Kuranda Scenic Railway at the appropriate time.

The number and variety of the seats mean that you get a real idea about lots of areas of law and you often see how they interlink with each other.