It is still possible that there is a silent majority who support spending cuts and state privatisations.
Yet Mr Sarkozy took a bet that there was a silent majority prepared to accept change, however much they disliked it.
Biden will appeal to those Catholics ( some say, a silent majority) who define themselves as faithful but who are also tolerant of cultural difference.
The long fight over the Bush domestic antiterror effort was a case study in partisan extremism run amok in Washington, even as a silent majority of Americans across the political spectrum wanted such protections.
Nixon invoked a great silent majority.
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Having a "silent" majority is all very well, but they'll need to speak up Tuesday.
Sarin played down the threats to his position Monday, and claimed there was a "silent" majority behind his plans.
As he started his arduous treatment, Ron, a family man and a professional counsellor in his 50s, from London, decided to strike a blow for the "silent majority" with hepatitis C who were too frightened to speak about their condition.
The previous month, El Deeb made a telephone call to CNN to say the Sons of Mubarak -- and what he described as the "silent majority" -- were planning a protest in Roxy, an upper-class neighborhood in Cairo.
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"There is very strong, if silent, majority who are highly supportive of a plan that energizes the institution, " he said.
There was a phrase back then that was used in politics: the Silent Majority.
The majority of mainland state media continue to stay silent on the identity of Dorothy Lu Lingzi, a Chinese student from north-east Shenyang, who was one of three people killed by the Boston marathon bombings.
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