Sentence examples of "overwhelming majority" in English
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.
Une majorité écrasante vota pour l'abolition de ce châtiment brutal.
A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.
Un sondage indique qu'une majorité écrasante est en faveur de la législation.
There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.
Il y a toujours eu une minorité ayant peur de quelque chose et une grande majorité ayant peur de l'obscurité, de l'avenir, du passé, du présent, d'eux-mêmes et de leurs propres ombres.
We have a majority interest in the company.
Nous avons une participation majoritaire dans l'entreprise.
My being male and white also removed huge obstacles that a majority of Americans then faced.
Le fait que j'étais un homme et un blanc enleva d'immenses obstacles auxquels faisait alors face une majorité d'Américains.
An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.
Une part écrasante de notre comportement est acquise.
I have no strong opinion about the matter, so whatever the majority thinks is good is OK with me.
Je n'ai pas d'opinion tranchée sur la question, donc quoi que pense la majorité me convient.
In the meantime, the majority of the Germans demand Wulff's resignation.
Durant cette période, la majorité des Allemands demandaient la démission de Wulff.
Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.
Presque tous les siheyuans avaient leur bâtiment principal et leur portail tournés au sud pour un meilleur éclairage, donc une majorité de hutongs courent d'est en ouest.
A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.
Un démocrate est un citoyen libre qui se plie à la volonté de la majorité.
She spends a majority of her time taking care of her children.
Elle consacre l'essentiel de son temps à s'occuper de ses enfants.
Why does the politician try to kill off the opinions of the majority?
Pourquoi cet homme politique tente-t-il d'étouffer l'opinion de la majorité ?
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