It has been pointed out that the Netherlands, which had a Calvinist majority, industrialised much later in the 19th century than predominantly Catholic Belgium, which was one of the centres of the Industrial Revolution on the European mainland.

As several authors have pointed out ( Mamdani 1996 ; Gentili 1999 ; O ' Laughlin 2000 ), the Indigenato regime was the political system that subordinated the immense majority of Mozambicans to local authorities entrusted with governing, in collaboration with the lowest echelon of the colonial administration, the " native " communities described as tribes and assumed to have a common ancestry, language, and culture.

Author Randall Sullivan claimed that the majority of clues found by investigators assigned to B. I. G .’ s killing “ pointed ... directly at Mikey g sixx ”.

Iraq War critics such as John Pilger have pointed out that the vast majority of troops provided came from the U. S. and Britain and is therefore accurately described as a predominantly Anglo-American force rather than as a coalition.

Others pointed out that the decision only affected leasehold land and not the overwhelming majority of Australia which is freehold land held under “ fee simple ”.

In the House of Lords his oratory, of old, pointed, lively and set off with every grace of pronunciation and of gesture, extorted the attention and admiration even of a hostile majority.

Professor Peter Russell has pointed out ,"( Aboriginal peoples ) are not nations that can be yanked out of Canada against their will by a provincial majority .... With few exceptions ( they ) wish to enjoy their right to self-government within Canada, not within a sovereign Quebec.

The current majority scientific view of their use however, is some form of chopping or tool for general purpose use, probably for cutting meat and extracting bone marrow ( which would explain the pointed end ) and general hacking through bone and muscle fiber.

She lost the fight by a majority decision, although it shall be pointed out that some fans showed disapproval of the fight's decision by booing and whistling.

Often cited as the only party to achieve a majority of the Scottish vote, it should be pointed out that 6 of the Conservative and Unionist MPs were returned that year under the label of ' Liberal Unionist ' or ' National Liberal '.

While proponents had pointed to studies of the plan showing the majority of Alabamians seeing a lower overall tax burden, polls indicated that most citizens-likely influenced by the proposed property tax increase-believed their personal taxes would be higher under the plan.

In response, Valeri pointed out that Copps no longer lived in Hamilton, no Member of Parliament enjoyed any entitlement to any constituency without a nomination meeting and the majority of the constituents of Hamilton East — Stoney Creek in fact originated from his Stoney Creek riding.

In this programme she pointed out that the communists could never take power without a clear will of the people in the majority.

He pointed out that the principles of the circular had been presented in a resolution on the Senate floor, but had been tabled by a large majority.

Jeremy Thorpe MP pointed to the fact that ..." a substantial majority was to be recruited from former B Specials " and questioned if this was " likely to increase the chances of general acceptance in Ulster?

" Roy Hattersley pointed out that this was due to " necessity " and that despite reservations towards some, the majority of the Specials were " men who have given good and honourable service to Northern Ireland.

Still more newsworthy was an added statement, signed by a majority of the board, which pointed to the lack of evidence against the Amiraults, and the " extraordinary if not bizarre allegations " on which they had been convicted.

Some have pointed out that the complete nationalization of gas resources – the main demand of the protesters and, indeed, of the majority of the Bolivian population – was not a potential outcome of the referendum.

As I had written the vast majority of the game ’ s text and dialogue, I pointed out to him that, in the process of cutting roughly 15 % of the game ’ s text from the recording, he ’ d left out many of the jokes ".

It has been pointed out that in jurisdictions where proportional representation is not used, but candidates are instead elected by plurality vote, a candidate can be elected despite the overt dissent of a majority of the people.

He pointed out that the declaration had failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority constitutionally required to bring an accusation against the president and argued that the legislature was trying to usurp the executive role.

After the election of 1988, opponents of free trade pointed to the fact that the PC Party of Brian Mulroney received a majority of seats in parliament with only 43 % of the vote while together the Liberal Party and New Democratic Party both of whom opposed the agreement received 51 % of the vote, showing opposition from a clear majority of the population.

The military also pointed out that they would only intervene if their deployment was authorized by a law voted in Congress, something impossible given the Peronist majority in both Houses.

* Broadway Calls were critical about the number of pop-oriented and Christian metal bands on the 2008 tour stating, " When there are 60 bands a day, and a majority of them are made up of either Christian jocks that play REALLY HEAVY MUSIC for Jesus, or pop bands with the only thing separating them from boy bands like Backstreet Boys are their dropped D tuned guitars hanging from their shoulders, it's hard to be comfortable.

The vast majority of the Golden Quadrilateral ( GQ ) is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high-visibility signs are in use.

Simon Lee embarked on a controversial programme of partnerships with external bodies during his time as vice-chancellor, which came to be dubbed as " rubbing shoulders " after the university took a majority stake in the Leeds Tykes rugby club, renaming it Leeds Carnegie.

In various areas of Israel, including Jerusalem, one may see individuals wearing the Tallit Gadol during ' Erev Shabbat ' ( Friday night ) hanging over or wrapped over their shoulders in a manner distinct from the majority custom, when almost no other Jews would be wearing a Tallit Gadol.

This is the one of many stories which leads to the modern expression of " Tall Poppy Syndrome " to describe the phenomenon of tearing down individuals who rise too far above the majority.

In addition the Prime Minister leads a major political party and generally commands a majority in the House of Commons ( the lower house of the legislature ).

* When the majority of the Assembly has opposite political views to that of the president, this leads to political cohabitation.

The SNP currently leads a majority government in the Scottish Parliament.

The mechanisms for his system are convincing if one shares Calhoun ’ s conviction that a functioning concurrent majority never leads to stalemate in the legislature ; rather, talented statesmen, practiced in the arts of conciliation and compromise would pursue “ the common good ”, however explosive the issue.

During the majority of Shenmue, the player will explore the Yokosuka area usually for any leads to progress the narrative.

The majority of these picnic areas are located between the Fuller's Road bridge and the road that leads towards the Tourist Park.

Although divorce is one of the main events that leads to single parenting, it may be that the majority of cases ( in the US ) are from pregnancy outside of wedlock.

In the ensuing elections the Labour opposition could only win their safe seats, with the small Conservative leads in the marginal wards being enough for that party to win these wards, and therefore maintain their majority position and control of the council.

* When the majority of the Assembly has opposite political views to that of the president, this leads to political cohabitation.

While the false consensus effect leads people to wrongly believe that they agree with the majority ( when the majority, in fact, openly disagrees with them ), the pluralistic ignorance effect leads people to wrongly believe that they disagree with the majority ( when the majority, in fact, covertly agrees with them ).

However, because right-of-center parties who favored a Likud-led coalition, comprised the majority, Likud was chosen to form the coalition and leads the government today.

A majority of cases is rheumatoid factor negative, which leads some to consider the " chronic " or " idiopathic " labels more appropriate.

During the promotion for Ace of Base's first album, Linn was the principal lead vocalist for the majority of the singles and was generally the main focus in the videos, although on some singles ( The Sign, Waiting for Magic ) and album tracks Jenny and Linn shared leads.

In a boom period of capitalism, the growth of investments is cumulative, i. e. one investment leads to another, leading to a constantly expanding market, an expanding labor force, and an increase in the standard of living for the majority of the people.

Political exclusion of the majority often leads to widespread popular resentment towards the dominant elite.

The name sometimes leads to misunderstandings, as the " live rock " itself is not actually alive, but is made simply from the aragonite skeletons of long dead corals, or other calcareous organisms, which in the ocean form the majority of coral reefs.