Examples of 'small majority' in a sentence

Meaning of "small majority"

small majority ~ signifies a situation in which a winning margin or difference in votes, opinions, or decisions is only by a slight numerical advantage over the opposing side

How to use "small majority" in a sentence

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small majority
Let us just say he had a small majority.
There was a small majority in favour of leaving.
But it can be done with only a small majority.
The result was a small majority in favour of maintaining the reductions.
The proposal was rejected by a small majority.
A small majority orders are acceptable.
This replacement was rejected by a small majority.
You might lose your small majority at the election.
He was elected for the party with a small majority.
A small majority of members have voted in favour of the measure.
The resolution was adopted by a small majority.
A small majority of the commenters supported the proposed change.
Woodhouse won the election with a small majority.
A small majority of experts were therefore in favour of maintaining three judges.
Hay won by a small majority.

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A small majority in favour of incorporating the full text of the directive.
There was such a small majority.
In this case a small majority voted no and the law was not implemented.
The best results we obtain can only explain approximately for a small majority of services.
A small majority of respondents also felt that the agreement provided enough flexibility.
The result was five minutes to by a small majority and so it was decided.
Small majority for austerity raises big doubts in English.
Confederation with Canada was chosen by a small majority.
Polling suggests that a small majority of Californians support legalization.
The proposal to abolish Greek was rejected by a small majority.
A small majority chose to say the EU goodbye after a heavy battle for votes.
The Conservatives seem on the way to winning a small majority.
President Trump was elected by a small majority but women certainly voted for him.
Small majority for Britain to leave the EU.
For the first time an opinion poll showed a small majority in favour of Scottish independence.
A small majority voted for Yes to Leave.
The UK voted by a very small majority to leave the EU.
Like a small majority in Parliament I regret that the Council has unanimously removed that provision.
The current Conservative Party government has a very small majority in parliament.
Despite a very small majority he and Willy Brandt sat by the controversial New Ostpolitik.
The government GOT IN with a very small majority.
Currently, women make up a small majority of university graduates.
The result was five minutes to, by a small majority.
By a small majority the committee voted against this proposal, however.
The motion was lost, by a small majority.
A small majority of respondents support the imposition of EU level requirements to use e-procurement.
The people who believed in civic virtue belonged to a small majority surrounded by " barbarity.
Only a small majority of 76 economists polled by Reuters expected a cut as early as this week.
Considerably less votes were cast, and an east end location was favoured by a small majority.
Parliamentary votes have shown there is a small majority against a no-deal Brexit.
By sex Although women do hold the majority of volunteer jobs, it is a small majority.
But I, too, am unhappy about the small majority in favour of this motion for a resolution.
However, it profoundly divided the European Parliament and was rejected by a very small majority.
The agreement gives May 's party a small majority in parliament.
As several small groups and individuals switched sides, Protić now even had a small majority.

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