Swift also recognizes the implications of such a fact in making mercantilist philosophy a paradox: the wealth of a country is based on the poverty of the majority of its citizens.

When Tennessee seceded, though the vote did not win a majority in East Tennessee, Johnson was forced to flee from the state with armed security ; he was in fact the only Senator from the seceded states to continue participation in Congress.

His superior command of Greek, and the fact that the vast majority of his writings were in Greek, led some in the West to claim that he was a Greek born in Alexandria.

If so, the mere fact that an incidental result ( even if it was a desired consequence ) was that a shareholder lost his majority, or a takeover bid was defeated, this would not itself make the share issue improper.

# the Mozarabic Breviary, once in use throughout all Spain, but now confined to a single foundation at Toledo ; it is remarkable for the number and length of its hymns, and for the fact that the majority of its collects are addressed to God the Son ;

Soon, however, the terminology changed to " Bolsheviks " and " Mensheviks ", from the Russian " bolshinstvo " ( majority ) and " menshinstvo " ( minority ), based on the fact that Lenin believed that most of the party stood behind him.

The difference between the pronunciation and spelling of " chicano " and " mexicano " stems from the fact that the modern-day Spanish language experienced a change in pronunciation regarding a majority of words containing the " x " ( for example: México, Ximenez, Xavier, Xarabe ).

As such, Canadian English and American English are sometimes classified together as North American English, emphasizing the fact that the vast majority of outsiders even from English speaking countries ( and even Canadians and Americans themselves ), cannot distinguish Canadian English from American English by sound.

" Upham's book refers to Robert Calef 25 times with the majority of these regarding documents compiled by Calef in the mid-1690s and stating: " Although zealously devoted to the work of exposing the enormities connected with the witchcraft prosecutions, there is no ground to dispute the veracity of Calef as to matters of fact.

In the Dutch East Indies ( now Indonesia ) the vast majority of Dutch settlers were in fact Eurasians known as Indo-Europeans, formally belonging to the European legal class in the colony.

In 18th and 19th century Germany, several thousand local languages of the continental west Germanic dialect continuum were reclassified as dialects of modern New High German although the vast majority of them were ( and still are ) mutually incomprehensible, despite the fact that they all existed long before New High German, which had at least in part been shaped as a compromise or mediative language between these local languages.

Although a majority of distributism's later supporters were not Catholics and many were in fact former radical socialists who had become disillusioned with socialism ; distributist thought was adopted by the Catholic Worker Movement, conjoining it with the thought of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin concerning localized and independent communities.

Given that the vast majority of all emeralds are treated as described above, and the fact that two stones that appear visually similar may actually be quite far apart in treatment level and therefore in value, a consumer considering a purchase of an expensive emerald is well advised to insist upon a treatment report from a reputable gemological laboratory.

In fact, the majority of food consumed by human beings are seed-based foods.

Because the vast majority of genes are encoded with exactly the same code ( see the RNA codon table ), this particular code is often referred to as the canonical or standard genetic code, or simply the genetic code, though in fact some variant codes have evolved.

The concentration of the biblical literature on the experience of the exiles in Babylon disguises the fact that the great majority of the population remained in Judah, and for them life after the fall of Jerusalem probably went on much as it had before.

In the process, many fragments of classical learning are preserved which otherwise would have been hopelessly lost ; " in fact, in the majority of his works, including the Origines, he contributes little more than the mortar which connects excerpts from other authors, as if he was aware of his deficiencies and had more confidence in the stilus maiorum than his own " his translator Katherine Nell MacFarlane remarks ; on the other hand, some of these fragments were lost in the first place because Isidore ’ s work was so highly regarded — Braulio called it quecunque fere sciri debentur, " practically everything that it is necessary to know "— that it superseded the use of many individual works of the classics themselves, which were not recopied and have therefore been lost: " all secular knowledge that was of use to the Christian scholar had been winnowed out and contained in one handy volume ; the scholar need search no further ".

Major never succeeded in reconciling the " Euro-rebels " among his MPs to his European policy, who although relatively few in number-in spite of the fact that their views were much more widely supported amongst Conservative activists and voters-wielded great influence because of his small majority, and episodes such as the Maastricht Rebellion inflicted serious political damage on him and his government.

Availability of a trial by jury in American jurisdiction usually depends on the availability of a jury trial in a particular type of case under the common law of England at the time of the American Revolutionary War ( which allowed jury trials in its " courts of law " but not in its " courts of equity "), despite the fact that jury trials are no longer available in the vast majority of such cases under modern English law.

Nevertheless, the vast majority of criminal cases are in fact settled by plea bargain, which removes the need for a jury trial.

The majority of the Christian Bible is, in fact, Jewish scripture, and it is used as moral and spiritual teaching material throughout the Christian world.

After the separation of Outer Mongolia from China, they have become the major ethnic group of Mongolia, despite the fact that the majority still live in China.

A large majority of Nuon players that were sold in fact resembled typical consumer DVD players with the only noticeable difference being a Nuon logo.

In Atkins v. Virginia, for example, the majority cited the fact that the European Union forbid death penalty as part of their reasoning, while Chief Justice Rehnquist denounced the " Court's decision to place weight on foreign laws.

Despite the fact that Manning was unable to attract a majority ( and Parliament was thus unable to sit ), he delayed calling elections until October 2002.

The " latte stones " familiar to Guam residents and visitors alike were in fact a recent development in Pre-Contact Chamorro society.

In fact, the number and variety of foreign residents ( especially the expatriates ) makes the city quite culturally diverse, with many foreign pubs, shops and cultural events.

It is ranked as the fourth longest and fourth largest island in the contiguous United States, behind Padre Island, Texas ( the world's longest barrier island ); Long Island ( a fact disputed by residents ); and Isle Royale, Michigan.

B. Campbell, in an article published in the journal Sociological Theory, has described the Nanking Massacre as a genocide considering the fact that the residents were still unilaterally killed in masses during the aftermath, despite the successful and certain outcome in battle.

This suggestion is usually shunned by residents of the other cities, for the simple reason that " Quad-Cities " doesn't sound as good ( as well as the fact that West Richland has a much smaller presence compared to the three major cities ) as well as the fact that there is already a Quad Cities on the Mississippi River with Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, Rock Island and Moline in Illinois.

The fact that health insurance plans are administered by the provinces and territories in a country where large numbers of residents of certain provinces work in other provinces may lead to inequitable inter-provincial outcomes with respect to revenues and expenditures.

Some explanations include the common color of its old buildings painted and decorated with " cal " ( though anyone visiting modern Mérida can see that buildings are not all white nowadays ) or the fact that the residents keep the city particularly clean.

The assassination of Yassin also led to the fact that Hamas, for the first time, named as the most popular movement in Palestine by the residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip two weeks after the assassination.

The large amount of Hispanics present in Passaic County can be attributed to the fact that the majority of residents in Paterson and Passaic are Hispanic, and a substantial minority are in Clifton.

The residents of Dwight are thankful for the fact that the tornado largely spared their town.

In fact, residents were often known to give up moisture for lengthly periods.

It may be worth noting that residents of this area remain somewhat mystified by the fact that their neighborhood is dotted on maps and designated as a CDP, as it is actually a suburban residential neighborhood and not a separate town or settlement of any sort.

Another reason given for the development of the community is the fact that a fine school, the Denham Springs Collegiate Institute, was founded by a group or residents in 1895.

The population was officially 1, 835 at the 2010 census, although residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point community also use the Lusby zip code designation, making Lusby in fact a much larger community.

The population was officially 536 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Maryland community also use the St. Leonard zip code designation, making it in fact a much larger community.

In 1780, seven black residents of Dartmouth petitioned the town's legislature for the right to vote, claiming a lack of representation despite the fact that they paid taxes and fought in the Revolutionary War.

In fact, over 60 % of Hong Kong residents live in apartments, many of them condominiums.

As of the 2000 Census, 29. 7 % of Cedar Grove's residents identified themselves as being of Italian ancestry ( adjusted from the 34. 8 % reported to reflect the fact that residents reported multiple ancestries ), the 18th highest of all municipalities in New Jersey.

In fact, during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, the New York Sun newspaper ( NYC ) wrote a lengthy article describing Fulton, its residents and the strong local economy.

Additionally, some town residents were upset about the fact that one of the developments, Highland Creek, was made possible by the sale of of land by town supervisor Philip Herrington and his brother Kenneth, a Rensselaer County legislator.

In fact, residents of the community felt it was feasible, with such growth, that eventually the county seat would have to be moved to Glen Campbell.

There were 691 people, 354 or 51. 2 % male, and 337 or 48. 8 % female, the population is most likely much higher, due to the fact that many residents do not include Edisto as their permanent home.

However, the pioneering residents decided to change the name to Payson, after James Pace, due to the fact that no one outside of Payson knew how to spell or say Peteetneet.