Sentence examples of "great majority" in English
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.
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.
Une majorité écrasante vota pour l'abolition de ce châtiment brutal.
He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down.
Il était surpris de voir que le chef-d'œuvre du grand artiste était suspendu au mur à l'envers.
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.
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.
There's no shame in losing to such a great player.
Il n'y a pas de honte à perdre contre un tel adversaire.
In the meantime, the majority of the Germans demand Wulff's resignation.
Durant cette période, la majorité des Allemands demandaient la démission de Wulff.
Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
Des propos inconsidérés peuvent causer de grands torts.
Baseball is often called "the great American sport".
On parle souvent du baseball comme "du sport américain par excellence".
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.
There is now less flogging in our great schools than formerly, but then less is learned there; so that what the boys get at one end they lose at the other.
On fouette maintenant moins qu'avant dans nos bonnes écoles, mais alors on y apprend moins ; ce qui fait que ce que les écoliers gagnent d'un côté, ils le perdent de l'autre.
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