Sentences with phrase «sizeable majority»

Constant interactivity appears somewhat anathema to Ms Widdecombe, whose sizeable majority of nearly 15,000 must surely act as an anchor, not an incentive, for her to do more.

But if the vote had been between two «alliances», the right - wing side would have won 349 in England alone - including sizeable majorities in once - safe Labour turf such as Walsall North, Dagenham and Rainham, and Wakefield.

Theresa May's misfire of an early general election resulted in no Birmingham constituencies changing hands in June, while all Labour candidates increased their already sizeable majorities.

The abolition of proportional representation in 1929 meant that the structure of party politics gave the Ulster Unionist Party a continual sizeable majority in the Parliament of Northern Ireland, leading to fifty years of one - party rule.

When the public is asked about national standards and federal testing in a context uncontaminated by politicized name - calling, sizeable majorities back the idea.

They simply lost the two - thirds majority, giving the opposition a more sizeable majority in Parliament than before.

Advanced capitalism functions in a society in which a sizeable majority of people are relatively content with their roles as producers, consumers, and citizens.

A sizeable majority of players will be led by their agent and go to the club paying the most money.

In various fan polls a sizeable majority of around 80 % actively want him out.

Murray's sizeable majority and long - time incumbency means she retains a sizeable advantage over her competitors, although if predictions of SNP success are borne out, this may well not be enough for her to hold the seat.

I'm seeing a 2005 margin of victory all over again — 36 % vote share, sizeable majority.

Although supermajorities of the size of Labour's are less common for the Conservatives, some sizeable majorities still exist.

While in 2006 a sizeable majority of 62 percent expressed a fear of global warning, that number has now become a minority of just 39 percent.

In the event that a government had a sizeable majority, the consent of the House of Commons would almost inevitably be forthcoming and the prime minister would have retained the ability to have a general election whenever he wished.

Small, privately owned companies make up a sizeable majority of all the businesses in the city.