1.  An overwhelming majority of Germans consider the death penalty as unconscionable as the slave trade.

2.  Dini said tonight that the debate had demonstrated that a majority of parliament considers that the mandate of his non-political government has "expired."

3.  Dini said tonight that the debate had demonstrated that a majority of parliament considers the mandate of his non-political government has "expired."

4.  Frank said it would make it harder to eliminate tax loopholes or raise Social Security taxes if a majority considered that necessary.

5.  In Israel, where the Reform and Conservative movements have few adherents, most religious Jews are Orthodox, though the majority of Israelis consider themselves secular.

6.  Recent polls have found that a majority of people consider the military detainees to be hostages, though the Bush administration has not used that term.

7.  The tradition in which the majority usually considered themselves independent is weakening, a trend that has raised concerns about the increasing politicization of the military.

8.  The University of Wisconsin-Madison scholar is utterly passionate about an item the vast majority of people consider a simple reference necessity.

9.  There is no trace of them in shorter races such as 10-kilometers and half-marathons, though the overwhelming majority of marathoners consider these essential tuneups.

10.  Today, by far the majority of paleontologists consider that early bird as the first clear link in the dinosaur-to-bird lineage.