What Madison failed to grasp is that in the very extended republic he was advocating, permanent majority faction gives way to temporary, transient factions of both the majority and minority varieties.

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Residents have been evacuated and Renfrewshire Council said the majority have been found temporary accommodation, with two families making their own arrangements.

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It said the majority of potholes were given a temporary repair until more permanent repair work could be done.

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Agency and temporary nursing staff would be reduced, but he said the majority of job cuts would be in management and administration.

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Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole wants a new week-long temporary spending authorization, but House Republicans want to forego such a measure in order to keep the pressure on.

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Though the incoming Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, might be prepared to accept a temporary surge, others among the Democrats are more hostile.

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It has been widely reported that the vast majority of employment gains in the month of May were due to temporary hiring of government census workers.

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Her findings focus on the majority of people who haven't had mini-strokes, or temporary symptoms.

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