21.   Recent national polls show that a majority of Americans oppose drilling in the refuge, even in the face of rising oil prices.

22.   Recent national polls, meanwhile, show a majority of Americans oppose drilling in the refuge, even in the face of rising oil prices.

23.   Some have been in favor of marine protected areas, but the vast majority oppose them.

24.   That tradition, he said, has involved sending Supreme Court nominations to the Senate floor even when they have been opposed by a committee majority.

25.   The margin of defeat was bigger than expected and demonstrated that a majority of senators opposed opening the Arctic reserve to energy exploration.

26.   The Protestant majority opposes union with Dublin and is likely to prevail well into the new century.

27.   The Vatican has helped raise the expectations of Italian inmates and put pressure on politicians, who are uncomfortable with a step that a majority of Italians oppose.

28.   Throughout this fall, a solid majority has opposed impeachment.

29.   While several nearby Indian communities support the road, in Amador Hernandez a pro-Zapatista majority furiously opposes it.

30.   Opinion polls consistently have indicated that a majority of Britons oppose using dogs to hunt down and kill foxes.