1.   The state legislature passed the statute by an overwhelming margin.

2.   The motion to award the controversial scholar an honorary degree from the university passed by an overwhelming margin, with only two recorded non placets.

3.   Both houses of the Legislature had passed the bill by overwhelming margins after chiropractors and their patients had mounted one of the most vocal lobbying efforts of the year.

4.   But both the House and Senate rejected his alternative and, by an overwhelming margin, overrode his veto of the cigarette tax hike.

5.   But the measure was rejected by an overwhelming margin.

6.   But the overwhelming margin in the Duma suggested that the Communist-led faction may well have the votes to override.

7.   By an overwhelming margin, Congress killed the dreaded double nickel.

8.   By an overwhelming margin, respondents said compromise was a key attribute for a senator, and Clinton was seen as the more adept compromiser of the two.

9.   By an overwhelming margin, the NCAA voted to reinvent itself.

10.   By an overwhelming margin, they believe carrying weapons will make air travel safer.