Example sentences of "of the majority [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this meeting it was decided by the Committee to approve the Constitution of the European Federation of Funeral Services on behalf of the N.A.F.D. As we hold the Presidency of E.F.E.S. it was decided that we would not vote in favour of any one particular city for the location of the registered office for E.F.F.S. , but would endorse the decision of the majority over this matter . |
| 2 | The Easter rising of 1916 as an act of national liberation , unquestioned in the dominant catholic — nationalist culture from 1922 until well into the 1960s and 1970s , still holds a cherished place in the hearts of the majority of the people . |
| 3 | The way these various aspects of current Roman catholic social teaching were presented in the Irish constitution can hardly be taken as fulfilment of the need to reflect the opinions of the majority of the republic 's population . |
| 4 | If I were told to-morrow , ‘ You can have a united Ireland if you give up your idea of restoring the national language to be the spoken language of the majority of the people ’ , I would , for myself , say no . |
| 5 | In addition , Roman catholic schools in Ireland , in continuity with the belief and practice of Roman catholics in a number of other countries , have a different concept and practice of teaching religion in the schools from that of the majority of protestant traditions . |
| 6 | This is now so widely accepted that it seems less like a theory , or even a theoretical framework , than a piece of common sense ; and in one form or another it encompasses the views of the majority of Anglo-American philosophers and neuroscientists about the basis of consciousness or , at the very least , of perception . |
| 7 | May I ask a question of the majority of manufacturers of wood boring bits ? |
| 8 | In July 1940 , following France 's military defeat and occupation by the German army , Tixier-Vignancour was one of the majority of deputies who abolished the Third Republic and voted plenary powers to Marshal Petain . |
| 9 | Its use of public money to set up a network of city technology colleges in joint ventures with businesses mocked the needs of the majority of children . |
| 10 | In most African countries the prime loyalty of the majority of people continues to be the extended family and its clan , and ultimately the tribe as the ‘ widening out of the family ’ . |
| 11 | Strategies for control have included the compulsory sale of 51 per cent of the share capital in the businesses nationalized by Tanzania 's Arusha Declaration in 1967 , the compulsory sale of the majority of share capital by all large companies in Nigeria from 1974 to 1977 , and the ‘ creeping sale ’ of 20 per cent of issued share capital in the Ivory Coast required from 1975 onwards ( achieved by issuing new equity ) . |
| 12 | All he needed to do was to collect the votes of the majority of MAs who had left the University . |
| 13 | According to official Labour Party policy , any change in the status of Northern Ireland will require the consent of the majority of people in the province . |
| 14 | We support the commitment in that Agreement that ‘ any change in the status of Northern Ireland would only come about with the consent of the majority of the people of Northern Ireland . ’ |
| 15 | They acknowledge their sin in heeding the warnings and the wild stories of the majority of the spies . |
| 16 | But one of the most significant developments in inter-union relations was the ‘ Bridlington Agreement ’ passed at the TUC Congress in 1939 , which laid down that no union should attempt to organize workers at any industrial establishment where another union was already represented and negotiated on behalf of the majority of the workers . |
| 17 | The transmission of the majority of the homilies depends on Latin translations by Rufinus and Jerome . |
| 18 | This has been generated , perhaps , more by past failures than by any great desire on the part of the majority of people for more participatory forms of decision making . |
| 19 | Most national institutional structures have invariably been designed to meet the needs of the majority of the population and are generally urban based and biased . |
| 20 | We have upheld our pledge that Northern Ireland will remain an integral part of the United Kingdom in accordance with the democratically expressed wishes of the majority of the people who live there . |
| 21 | We accept that both the Unionist and Nationalist traditions are valid and legitimate ; that Northern Ireland should remain a part of the UK until the free consent of the majority of its people is given to change ; that the Republic of Ireland has a legitimate interest in the future of Northern Ireland ; and that a partnership in government which allows both communities to participate is the only practical way in which to make progress . |
| 22 | The group may become self-perpetuating and exclusive , failing to encourage the involvement of the majority of parents ; or be badly led by a bunch of incompetents who cause chaos and disaster with every move they make . |
| 23 | The reality was the creation of competitive world empires , the essence of which was a denial of the right of the majority of the peoples of the world to national self-determination , let alone to popularly elected governments . |
| 24 | It was the nineteenth century 's most distinctive contribution to building types and that century was to see the creation of the majority of the most memorable and pleasing railway stations . |
| 25 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 26 | The social security system is the main factor determining the living standards of the majority of older people . |
| 27 | CD 's experiences as a reporter of Parliamentary debates for The Morning Chronicle left him with a profound contempt for the quality of the majority of MPs ( early reflected in such satirical sketches as Cornelius Dingwall in SB 47 , and Mr Gregsbury in NN 16 ) , and for the standard of debate and general conduct in the House of Commons ; in AN 8 , for example , he observes that ‘ farm-yard imitations ’ have not as yet been imported into the American Congress from the UK Parliament , and he satirizes Parliamentary oratory and manœuvres in LD i 34 . |
| 28 | This was distressing and frustrating to those devoted to creating Canadian programmes for the information , education and entertainment of the majority of listeners . |
| 29 | He added that , in his view , education in Honduras is not geared to the needs of the majority of the population and is a ‘ shop window ’ education : ‘ just for appearances , and not to solve the problem itself ’ . |
| 30 | That 's the overwhelming consensus of the majority of the world 's experts who study the climate . |