1.   It was necessary to acknowledge that the white minority had real fears about what would happen to them.

2.   In isolation the Left minority could have little influence.

3.   Although only a small minority of consumers had earthquake insurance, Japanese are generally avid buyers of insurance, especially life insurance.

4.   And Vermont Democrat Patrick J. Leahy said there are certain rules the majority needs to respect, otherwise the minority has no choice but to slow things down.

5.   Another motivation is the hope that American minorities could have the same impact in tennis as they have in other sports.

6.   Another is from Latvia, where the Roman Catholic minority has had uneasy relations with both the Lutheran and Orthodox Churches.

7.   Because minorities have less wealth and because society is not colorblind, affirmative action has meant access to premier universities and subsequent access to power, they said.

8.   After five years of Taliban rule that included the public hanging of television sets, only a tiny minority of homes have televisions or the electricity to run them.

9.   Although both executives think they have the majority of their members behind them, a vocal minority in opposition has at least Estenson uncertain about the outcome.

10.   Broadband refers to high-speed Internet connections that only a minority of consumers have and which are ideally suited for transmitting moving images.