41.   Their support would give it a working majority.

42.   Tomic acted because a working majority has not yet been formed in the new Serbian parliament, which was expected to set the date.

43.   If the unionists, allies in the Commons of the Conservative government, withdraw their support for Major they will leave his administration without a working majority.

44.   In even the best scenario, the ruling party would have to look for allies to put together a working majority within the National Assembly, political commentators said.

45.   In the run-up to the Monday night vote, Major had seen his working majority whittled down to only two after one Tory MP resigned the party last week.

46.   A working majority of the commissioners belong to left of centre parties.

47.   But NKP officials said they could put together enough seats for a working majority.

48.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl began a difficult new term Monday as head of the German government after his centre-right coalition was re-elected with only a narrow working majority.

49.   The presidential vote is crucial, as the new president has the power to appoint additional members of parliament, giving him a working majority.

50.   The UDF is five seats short of a working majority in parliament.