Something must be done by the Convention, tho' it should be by a bare majority.
It will probably be in vain to come to any final decision with a bare majority on either side.
It was a new feature in the national system, and received at first the support of only a bare majority of the States.
But the whole plan of representation embraced in the amended report, including the equality of votes in the Senate, was adopted, by a bare majority, however, of the States present.
The result of the elections, however, was inconclusive, the liberals of all shades having a bare majority of four; but there was no change of ministry.
But Zeeland, Friesland and Groningen, where the Orangists were strong, refused to give their assent; and the approval of the States-General was only carried by a bare majority.
In some states, on the final passage of a bill, a bare majority of the members present is not sufficient to pass it, in case any members are absent.
In some states, more than a bare majority is required for a quorum.
But if amendments could be made whenever desired by a bare majority of the states, the strength and efficiency of the constitution might be greatly impaired by frequent alterations.
Here again, the opinion of a bare majority of the court (five of the judges concurring and four dissenting) establishes the law for forty millions of people, and does violence to both the letter and spirit of the constitution.
That decision, however, had been reached by a bare majority of five to four.
For example, the case upholding the anti-lottery statute as a valid exercise of the power to regulate commerce[1] was twice ordered for reargument and finally decided by a bare majority of 5 to 4.
After more than a year Massachusetts consented, by a bare majority of two in the House and one in the Senate, reserving to herself the right of appointing the collectors.
This Parliament proceeds to legislate, and adopts important measures by a bare majorityof itself.
The Parliament thus brought together represents little more than a bare majority of the people.
The amending Act of 1895 has made no substantial alterations in the law in spite of the persistent agitation of Prohibitionists in favour of prohibition on the vote of a bare majority.
A bare majority of the votes so recorded was to be sufficient to secure the enactment of the measure subject to the constitutional rights of the Governor.
Another important feature was the return of a body of Prohibitionists who aimed at legislation which would enable the electors {194} in a locality to close all the public-houses by a bare majority.
We know by experience how the vote of a popular representative assembly may represent the opinion of "a bare majority of a bare majority;" conceivably anything over one-eighth of the nation.
The caucus chooses a candidate whose views suit a bare majority of its members who hold the most extreme views.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bare majority" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
