1.   But the political consensus was that in the end, Netanyahu would muster a convincing majority for an agreement that most Israelis have conceded is unavoidable.

2.   Even if the referendum passes as expected, it may not have a convincing Protestant majority, and dissenters can wreck the new assembly from the inside.

3.   P.J. Mara ran the campaign for the agreement in the Irish Republic, which as expected registered an even more convincing majority.

4.   Saul said the polls showed the party was unlikely to be returned with a convincing majority under his leadership.

5.   France votes Sunday in the decisive second round of legislative elections in which supporters of President Jacques Chirac are expected to take a convincing parliamentary majority.

6.   But it is not at all certain he will gain the convincing majority needed to silence his critics.

7.   Opinion polls show that a convincing majority of the British population oppose abolishing the pound.

8.   Seeking to keep his options open down to the last minute, Major has declined to specify exactly what he would consider a convincing majority.