The majority of women returned to the same or a comparable position of employment following maternity leave.

Moreover, in communication with the other majority ethnic groups the Roma are especially found in a discriminated position.

The position of Bulgaria and of the overwhelming majority of the members of the Eastern European regional Group is well known.

But his sharply reduced majority in the House of Commons, and his damaged personal reputation, mean that his political position is seriously weakened.

Putin s position is reinforced by strong public support, as well as by the dramatically weakened position of major Western leaders.

In Iraq, a technical majority in a wholly legal election is almost meaningless if the position of Sunni Muslims and Kurds is not explicitly recognized.

All legislation is passed by a simple majority.

The position is by royal appointment only.

The position is fully funded by FAO.

Freshwater scarcity is a growing international challenge, and the vast majority of countries are in no position to approve of such highly water intensive inland based energy systems.

The majority of such firms are financed by local capital.

By contrast, the national kleptocrats position is more consistent.

By 1918 Russell had moved away from this position.

1. The Tribunal shall take all decisions by a majority vote.

China is often thought to be governed by the Han majority.

Stagnation is a tacit collective choice made by a country s majority.

2011 Elections The issue is debated but refused by the majority

That option was currently supported by a majority of Puerto Ricans.

Gül has been placed in this critical position because, in the last election, held in June, Erdoğan s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to win a governing majority, much less the constitutional majority that would enable Erdoğan to transform Turkey s parliamentary system into a presidential one.

By 2008, the club was in a financially precarious position.

Council decisions that now require unanimity would be taken by majority vote.

However, he stressed that those problems were also shared by the majority.

The vast majority of expenses incurred by the Court are in euros.

In the State party's view, the author, as a member of the Cortes, occupied a different position from that of the majority of defendants, and was therefore to be treated differently.

Decisions on sanctions will be streamlined by a reverse majority rule, under which a European Commission recommendation for decision is considered adopted unless rejected by a majority of the member states ministers.

France and Germany, by contrast, have an inherently strong fiscal position.

This position is upheld by France in the context of CCW.

That position was supported by recent State practice and regional jurisprudence.

Russia s divide and conquer strategy for dealing with its European customers has put it in a powerful position, despite its reliance on the EU for a majority of its income from gas.

But, he argued that it is not easy and that it makes sense that a candidate for this position would be a candidate following the religion of the majority, meaning a Muslim.

By contrast, none of the 16 Arab Muslim majority countries is an overachiever.

This system of political alienation is accepted by an overwhelming majority of Russians.

Today, the modern evolutionary synthesis is accepted by a vast majority of scientists.

The majority of small to medium properties were owned by the middle class.

The Conference shall consider and approve the proposal by a two thirds majority.

Sporadic stonings are systematically investigated and are condemned by some majority community leaders.

China s dominant position is now endangered by both external and internal factors.

Position in the employment market of persons aged 15 64, by origin

Jackknife position Also called the Kraske position.

Chief among these is the poverty endured by the majority of her country s population.

But that is neither the majority view, nor the view reflected by the markets.

By far the majority of sea caves consist of a single passage or chamber.

The majority of the cases decided by the courts included compensation for the victims.

Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a majority of the members present.

Turkey s position was, to say the least, perceived badly by the Arab street.