U.N.investigators say militants are responsible for the majority of civilian deaths.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Supermarkets are full, though largely with imported products that are too expensive for the majority of the population.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

It also wants to make the government a majority shareholder in return for part of the emergency loans it has received.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

And on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal between Democrats and Republicans to clear the way for final approval.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

For example, the court will have to rule on whether companies with majority foreign ownership can enjoy the same expanded rights of political speech.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

That still leaves Afghanistan. On Wednesday,by a wide majority, the United States House of Representatives rejected a call for a quick withdrawal of American troops.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

This prevented the majority of southern whites from voting for Democrats and against Republicans.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

A majority of the delegates refused to vote for secession.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

But we still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve problems, not run for the hills."

VOA: special.2010.01.30

But Democrats were still able to assemble the 218 vote majority in the 435 member House required for passage.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The Tamil Tigers struggle for an independent homeland was triggered by complaints of discrimination against the minority Tamil community by the majority Sinhalese.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

In Nevada,Republicans are battling for the chance to unseat U.S.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

An overwhelming majority there voted in the last presidential election for John McCain.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

I could count them on two fingers." There has been more support for a government-run health insurance program in the House of Representatives, which has a larger Democratic majority.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But this was less than one percent short of the two-thirds majority the ANC had campaigned for and four percentage points less than it won in elections five years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

To do this, Pelosi has to try to hold on to the Democrats' current majority in the House of Representatives when the entire House is up for re-election this November.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Settlement activist Nadia Matar. "We elected him, the majority of the Jewish people elected him to fight for Zionism, and to continue Zionism and the settling of the Land of Israel,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

Public Opinion polls show that a majority of Americans favor health care reform, but several recent surveys also show a decline in approval for the way President Obama is handling the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

But rejoining has proved controversial in France with the opposition Socialist party, and even members of Mr.Sarkozy's center right Union for a Popular Majority party, opposing the move, fearing France's independence will erode.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"At least the question that should be put to Congress is not about troop levels and I do not think Congress right now would be very receptive, the majority of Congress, to a request for more troops,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The former U.S.Senate Majority leader said the Obama administration continues to press the Palestinians to improve prospects for peace by bolstering security and curbing anti-Israel incitement, and for Arab nations to build relationships with Israel in trade,culture and other areas short of the full normalization envisaged in a comprehensive peace.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25