Example sentences of "by the majority [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report , which called for the raising of the minimum wage in the overseas departments and examined the contentious issue of civil service pay , was not supported by the majority of deputies from Guadeloupe and Martinique in a debate held on June 12-13 in the French National Assembly . |
| 2 | The difficulties outlined above are overcome by the majority of builders in the terms and conditions under which labour-only subcontractors are employed . |
| 3 | A decision that a local authority should take proceedings for libel , if the action were available at law , would probably be made by the majority of councillors in defence of the reputation of the council with reference to conduct for which that majority might be responsible ; and the proceedings would be conducted at the expense of the local taxpayers . |
| 4 | What is certain , however , is that currently English teachers are being urged by the majority of voices in their midst to concentrate upon encouragement of their pupils ' creativity . |
| 5 | Irons and radios had been the only appliances owned by the majority of consumers before the War and they were joined by electric fires at the end of it . |