Obama knows that there is no mandate, no majority and no way to deliver substantial policy initiatives for either side.
MPs from Scotland for a majority would be awkward, having no majority at all if there were fewer of them would be worse.
If no majority is reached, the ballots are placed in a stove installed in the Sistine Chapel and burned to produce a plume of dark smoke.
Many Unionists assume that today marks the beginning of the end of Alex Salmond's dream as the polls suggest that there is no majority for independence.
There was no majority for the king in the Walloon region or in the Brussels district - but in areas like Flanders, there was a 72% majority for the king's return.
The vote on his amendment was tied at 201 votes for and against the suggestion, meaning it was rejected in accordance with Lords procedure, because there was no majority in favour.
While no majority, progressives dominate the dissemination of thought.
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The Liberal Democrats also say they will not accept the "Salisbury Doctrine" - the Convention ensures that major government bills mentioned in an election manifesto can get through when the government of the day has no majority in the Lords.
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No stable majority is in sight and there is no provision for dissolving parliament.
With no outright majority in the Senedd, the Labour Welsh government will need opposition votes to get the budget approved.
The political spectrum remains fractured, with no obvious majority emerging.
This is where the politics gets interesting - once upon a time governments could simply bin unwelcome recommendations from select committees (or Commissions), but in a hung parliament, and with no government majority in the House of Lords, that may prove not to be an option.
No doubt the majority of that loss in millionaire filings results from the recession.
No, the majority of former CIA case officers work as consultants or contractors within the U.S. intelligence community.
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Their defection to the anti-agreement unionist camp could mean that there is no overall unionist majority for the agreement.
And, you know, during my interview, I actually was talking to him about the growing population, that census data that showed that white babies were no longer the majority.
All of this analysis points to a robust competition between the two parties over the past two decades, with no permanent winners or losers and no emerging natural majority for either party.
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"There's no doubt the majority of players will come from Wales and Ireland, but England's strong finish to the Six Nations, pushing them up to second, means they will feature a lot of players, " the former Scotland full-back told 5 Live Sport.
Instead I suspect the majority no longer give a damn, which is almost certainly going to cause problems for their hopes of creating a long lasting (and profitable) franchise that could, potentially, have been almost as successful as Star Wars or Star Trek.
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If a majority of Engadget readers knows these are no-brainers, that majority is a minority in the bigger picture.
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Parliament could be dissolved early only if no government could be formed within 14 days of a simple majority vote of no confidence, or if two-thirds of MPs voted to trigger a general election.
The bill also sets out that Parliament could be dissolved early only if no government could be formed within 14 days of a simple majority vote of no confidence, or if two-thirds of MPs voted to trigger a general election.
Is there no resentment from the majority who are not singled out for special treatment?
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If no candidate reaches a majority of 270 votes, a contingent election immediately ensues.
With no one receiving a majority, McKinney and Johnson advanced to an Aug. 8 runoff.
When asked in January 2000 if there was a stockmarket bubble, a clear majority said no.
And it's no coincidence that a majority of the late goals were generated from wide positions.
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