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It will also surely be harder for the Murdochs, only a minority shareholder in News Corp, to run the company as a family fief.

In each case, he would stand out from his neighbors. In each case, he would be a minority.

I'm trying to capture what I think they look like, which is many times a minority of their typical expressions, or their typical stance.

Minsheng, unlike the bulk of its peers, is privately owned and was prepared to settle for a minority stake.

A minority of the children formed a control group and didn't go through an intervention of any kind.

That afternoon, Thain met Lewis ready to discuss the sale of a minority stake in Merrill Lynch.

The prime minister said the strike had been called by a "minority" of teachers, and said it was regrettable for both pupils and parents.

On the one hand his position is analogous to that of a minority shareholder or silent partner in a private business.

Leadership seems to be the marshaling of skills possessed by a majority but used by a minority.

He said he told the students, "[E]ven if you are a minority of three individuals, you can have an influence. "

In biological systems, this tool is often used to create micro structures in which the organic manipulators are a minority component.

Reduced to a minority, Congress is now looking for other allies to help it to hobble through to the polls later this year.

The Board has also had a brief discussion on the question of proxy voting by the Government as a minority shareholder.

However, to a district and a minority, it is still vulnerable in research of the social custom and social custom spatial model.

The fact is that in all these countries the niqab is worn by such a minority that this feels like a witch hunt.

Furthermore, the whole concept of a minority (politicians) banning things for the majority is repugnant.

"Yes! " she lied, lovingly. Or perhaps she had the foresight 30 years ago to think there would be a minority president.

Consideration of a minority patient's language, customs and beliefs by virtue of their heritage is a concept known as cultural competency.

If the parent company decides to sell only a minority stake in the business, the exercise is called a partial spin-off.

For years this was a minority interest, shared by only a few cultural scholars and collectors.

And, with support for the Conservatives and Labour falling, the number of MPs elected by a minority of votes cast in their seat has risen.

They are prepared to take a minority position for the sake of maintaining long-term relations with the authorities.

If that transpires on election day, Mr Rajoy would find himself at the head of a minority government, with less clout over the economy.

insisted that private investors control the bank; the United Statesgovernment was merely a minority shareholder.

Augie Fabela said the U. S. car firm [GM. UL] would remain a minority owner in Saab, according to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri.

A minority of less than five per cent said they'd experienced multiple instances of abuse , often of a very serious nature .

This points either to a large, fractious coalition or to a minority government.

He also accused a minority of Red Shirt "terrorists" of trying to instigate more violence in the country.

Only a minority used the interactivity of the internet to help users find information and to attract the interest of investors.

The general trend in Germany to seeking a diplomatic solution for a "soft transition" remains a minority voice.

In cultures where only a minority was educated, literacy was the significant indication of the educated mind.

Sunnis are a minority in Iraq, and many Sunni leaders say the country is not secure enough to hold the vote.

ArcelorMittal said its attempt to acquire a minority interest in Laiwu Steel will formally end at the end of the month.

Being at work and being available seems to be increasingly a minority sport.

Even if only a minority agreed to discuss their childhoods and allow anonymous use of their medical records, that would be a huge sample.

In effect, for a minority share, Chinese money largely will fund the cost of developing reserves that will enhance U. S. energy security.

In a twist, nervy financial markets may make it easier for a minority government to push through tough measures.

Blackstone is believed to be in the advanced stages of planning an initial public offering (IPO) of a minority stake, perhaps 10%.

First, only a minority of Americans (essentially, those without employer-provided coverage) would be eligible.

In the US, a minority seem to believe the federal government represents a hostile occupying power.

We want to be treated as 100 percent Libyans, not as a minority, and not as if we were faking being Libyan.

Experts said the US could become a "minority majority" as early as next year.

The NCP and SDP could instead secure a minority by relying on two or more smaller parties.

Prudential Financial Inc. has a minority stake in the bank's brokerage unit, created in a joint venture in 2003.

To be sure, hostile takeover attempts still represent a minority of the record-breaking number of mergers today.

You have to be a contrarian to be correct, and by definition only a minority of investors can be.

A minority of readers suggested that the unfair pressure and discrimination that Chinese students suffered abroad was the root cause.

Breaking with its tradition of making decisions by reaching a consensus without voting, a minority formally registered its objections.

By negotiating for a minority stake, Coke is returning to a formula used in most China deals.

For intermediate-stage HCC, transarterial chemoembolization is the mainstay of treatment but is only possible in a minority of patients.

But churchgoing is now a minority activity, while wars tend to be fought by international coalitions.

Starting today, I would be a minority, an oddity: the wife of a transsexual woman.

Another example is in the U. S. , "white" is considered a majority, but Jewish are a minority.

They were simply not a minority, he explained patiently. Theywere "part of the majority in an unquestionable way" .

I realize I'm in a minority, and that there are plenty of customers still to be wooed by Apple.

But for Commerzbank, which already has the German government as a minority shareholder, the outlook is particularly bleak.

Polls suggest that only a minority approve, and that less than 20% would consider subscribing.

that kind of name-calling, he could define the Democrats into a minority party for a long time.

We had enrolled them in the Roseland Christian School, where they were a minority of two.

Flowers wants to build up a minority holding in a newly created British super-mutual that could be sold via a partial flotation.

Only a minority of the calls were truly satisfactory for more than a few minutes.

Better, he thinks, to have the assurance of a trusted Chinese partner holding a minority stake.

If such a result were repeated at the election, Mr Rajoy would find himself at the helm of a minority government.

But only a minority will find as much consolation in quantum physics as in the prospect of reuniting with their dearly departed in heaven.

Unusually, the fund a minority partner in the rescue, which may give it less influence than when it is in sole charge of a bail-out.

Disney's stake in the endeavor hasn't been disclosed, though the company is expected to hold a minority interest.

The US government and GM's management have said they are eager to see the Treasury's stake of just under 61 per cent, reduced to a minority.

He is an astute political tactician: he is the longest-serving prime minister of a minority government in Canadian history.

The ancient Hindu tradition of polyandry was once widely practised in India, but is now only observed by a minority.

However, some may change or adopt Chinese names as a matter of principle, but these still belong to a minority.

It has become a predominantly Indonesian port city. The Papuans here have been made a minority in their own land.

Arab Israelis, a fifth of the citizenry, are reacting to decades of discrimination by demanding more rights and recognition as a minority.

Still, we must be careful not to allow the views or behaviour of a minority to represent the majority.

Only a minority of Greeks want to see the old national currency, the drachma, return.

If you were a minority, you could not find a decent job other than hard manual labor.

We stand united behind the defense program, but here particularly as a minority party our role is an important one.

As leader of a minority coalition, Mr Reinfeldt will face a fresh set of difficulties.

Some artworks are especially made for a minority of the people. Art has a service aspect and a research aspect.

Rose KangZhen belong to self-limited has certain seasonal skin lesions, only a minority of the head and neck or limbs part happen.

A procedure used to protect a minority shareholder (usually in a venture capital deal).

I would say that a minority of my surgeries are performed completely to my satisfaction particularly regarding acetabular fractures.

Cathay paid HK$8. 22bn ($1. 05bn) last September for control of Dragonair, in which it had a minority stake.

That will make it harder for opposition parties to vote down the budget of a minority government.

Billions of dollars more are available for growth capital investments, when funds take a minority stake in a business.

It created mandatory registration for blogs, and banned "offensive" coverage of a "minority or majority" .

But despite its influence on mainstream culture, D&D as a pastime is still a minority pursuit.

Magna , as previously reported, is competing with Fiat for GM's European operations but is only seeking a minority share of about 20%.

By then, Austrian economics had become a minority movement among US economists, who were beset by heresy hunting.

Even if we turn out to be a member of a minority.

But as representatives of a minority seen as suffering discrimination, they still enjoy some support in Tamil Nadu.

Even if we turn out to be a member of a minority.

But as representatives of a minority seen as suffering discrimination, they still enjoy some support in Tamil Nadu.

TravelJigsaw's management retains a minority stake in the company and will stay on to manage its next stage.

The Brazilian government has a minority stake in Petrobras's equity, but a majority of the voting shares.

For America as a whole, whites will become a minority in preschools by 2021 and in the general population by 2042.

with a minority position. That means when it comes to a strategic decision about the future, they're not in charge. '

reporter learned from the Internet, like Mr. Gao that the use of "smoke" after smoking cigarettes, and a minority of consumers.

Although special children are a minority, it is of significance to develop their mentality and psychology.

I knew it was tough to be a minority in the business, but the future seemed limitless.

However, we wish you to know that even though you may presently be in a minority, your numbers are growing by leaps and bounds.

However, we wish you to know that even though you may presently be in a minority, your numbers are growing by leaps and bounds.

Increasingly, only a minority of board members are internal officers of the corporation.

Buying a minority stake would almost certainly go down better than an outright Chinese takeover of Potash.

A minority of odontogenic keratocysts are multiple and 50% of these cases will have associated basal cell nevus.

Unfortunately, living in a minority neighborhood puts a homeowner at significantly higher risk of having a prepayment penalty.

The power that you have could not be better illustrated than how the Lightworkers although a minority, have overcome the lower energies.

The body still excludes Shias, a minority numbering about 10% of Saudis that faces widespread discrimination.

Publicly traded oil companies account for a minority of global oil production; most oil is supplied by state-owned oil firms.

He, too, heads a minority government and believes that the road to a majority runs through Quebec.

Jin Dynasty has its characteristics of multi-nations and pluralistic cultures as a minority nationality government.

The rest are state-owned enterprises (SOEs), listing only a minority of their shares.

By some estimates, non-Hispanic whites will become a minority in the United States in about thirty years.

Serious consideration should be given to the differing views of a minority.

The two remaining alternatives are a two-party coalition of the Conservatives and Progress, or a minority Progress government.

After 100 days in office, Mr Obama is still scorned by the people who scorned him as a candidate. But they are a minority.

Mitsubishi exports polyethylene sheets to China from Sharq, a Saudi Arabian petrochemical company in which it owns a minority stake.

XiaoZhuo was a outstanding female politician of QiDan clan, which's a minority race in a northern China historically.

The deal promptly ran into trouble, forcing Carlyle to revise its bid to a minority stake at a higher price.

This is not compensation, but a means-tested payment that will be available to a minority of policyholders.

Asians who are a minority in a chiefly white area car-pool more than Asians who are a minority in a chiefly African-American area.

Instead, he is expected to form a minority government, seeking parliamentary support from left or right as the occasion demands.

The nation wants peace, only a minority wants the war to continue.

Women form a minority in the new wage labor sector, but a majority of petty traders.

But he says opponents of the college represent a minority opinion in the United States.

Should the wealth created by people be possessed by a minority or by the people as a whole, be controlled by the country or by its citizens?

The nation wants peace; only a minority want(s) the war to continue.

He also owns a minority stake in Wentworth golf club, in partnership with Richard Caring, the restaurant entrepreneur, who owns the rest.

People often agree with the majority view on some issues and agree with a minority view on other issues.

Am I ready today to speak up for Jesus from a minority position-a minority of one, just me?

Only a minority of borrowers abruptly ceased to make payments, as someone choosing to default would.

Arguably, by taking a minority stake in Suzuki, without the demands of actual integration, it should not overstretch itself.

Trollope's saga is set at a time when the Conservatives could govern only as a minority because of their split over Free Trade.

To enhance its business in China, the bank recently acquired a minority position in China Construction Bank (CCB).

But strategic warheads constitute only a minority of their nuclear arsenals.

The Hmong people are a minority ethnic group in several countries, including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and China.

Yet if aggregate happiness could be maximised at the expense of a minority, should we do it?

Happiness of is a minority, get far and small in pursue. Exactly as it does, more die in heartbreak. . .

I come from western Hubei minority in a remote area behind a small mountain village, I was a minority.

Joint ventures can take many forms. A foreign firm may take a majority share, a minority share or an equal share in ownership.

A minority in the US argues that Washington should read the writing on the Great Wall and begin to draw down its presence.

The rich-country club (plus Russia), representing a minority of the world's population, appears ill-equipped for the challenges.

Public trust in the press has inevitably taken a heavy blow because of the behaviour of a minority of individuals.

Patwant Singh says the fact that the Mughals were Muslims, a minority in modern-day India, might play a role in the decision.

For whole societies , positive concern and support should be pay to the psychotic , a minority community.

Capitalism and Stalinism defend undemocratic control of the media by a minority.

Women prisoners constitute a minority within all prison systems and their special health needs are frequently neglected.

The classroom is a man's world, where boys get two-thirds of the teachers' attention even when they are in a minority.

In reality, these northern Arctic dwellers formed a minority among Eskimos as a whole.

So at the end of the day, Sadr is a minority within the parliament.

The use of Manchu had undergone a course from a minority language to a national one, then gradually on the wane until to die finally.

CIC is in discussions on taking a minority stake in AES Corp. , a U. S. power-plant developer based in Virginia.

Such issues affect only a minority of customers, but they add to CORBA's bad press and limit its market.

McCain may fall into the narrow minded thinking and deliberately pick a minority or woman just to fend against Obama's being black.

They brushed aside questions about parliamentary democracy being undermined by a minority of streetprotesters.

While proponents call the Remote Viewing technique "scientific" , there is a minority acceptance among scientists for this phenomenon.

Cross-cultural training focuses on educating people to manage themselves in other countries or as a minority in another cultural group.

A minority of patients with severe disease developed a maculopapular or morbilliform rash involving the neck, trunk, arms, or legs.

The rapid rise of the Palestinian population will soon leave Israeli Jews a minority in this currently hybrid state.

A minority of their equity has been sold to the public and is traded on the stockmarket.

Social liberals like Mr Giuliani and Arnold Schwarzenegger are in a minority on the right.

In many cases, a minority of concrete aspects will need to apply a given piece of advice, so having an empty default is more useful.

I'm pretty sure I'm a minority, as I found out, but do expect this to become more the norm in coming years.

Still, those who experienced the repression were a minority of the 10 million Tunisians.

and the capitulators and the die-hards within the Kuomintang, though in power, are numerically a minority.

A majority party nominee usually has the advantage of support over a minority party one.

Mr Bildt suggests a minority government would be preferable.

A minority of scholars believe that the gospel accounts of Jesus have little or no historical basis.

Even at the peak of this movement hippies were still a minority group.

Only a minority of earners benefited; many in low-income brackets were left worse off.

His father, Hua Shan, said Alex was unique in a country where equestrianism is a minority sport.

On the last point, he realized , he was a minority of one.

A substantial majority of the committee found her not qualified while a minority found her qualified.

Surrounded by spending ministers, chancellors are in a minority in the cabinet.

Then-foreign affairs minister David Emerson attended in Mr. Harpers place, but the decision left Mr. Harper in a minority among G8 leaders.

Conversely, the value of a minority language is diminished as people abandon it.

A minority of millions is not at all unusual.

How do you get millions of viewers to watch the party celebrating the best of TV, when the best is seen only by a minority?

It is also a minority activity: only 4. 3% of shares on the New York Stock Exchange had been sold short at the end of May (see chart).

But a minority has long carried sticks and knives and lobbed petrol bombs.

A section of a city occupied by a minority group who live there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure.

There is of course a minority of the media that vehemently argue against Rose winning the MVP award.

A minority of employers, particularly in the building trades and the coal and garment industries, tried faithfully to honor Section 7a.

They were a minority of the population.

The millionaires are only a minority, but most people live miserably.

A minority of countries have maintained solid growth through the year, including China, Japan and India, the three largest.

In contrast to the high frequency of shyness observed among U. S. adolescents, social phobia affected a minority of youth.

The governments of Belgium and Luxemburg will in return take a minority stake in BNP Paribas.

You're a minority, and you better get used to it.

Are we to give cake and sugar to a minority when the mass of workers and peasants still lack black bread?

But last August an election left her leading a minority government and relying on independents and Greens for survival.

The Liao conquered parts of China after the Tang Dynasty, but nobody cared about them because they were a minority.

When I started in the field, it was a minority science that very few biologists were interested in because it was technically quite arcane.

It will float or sell privately to financial investors most of Europe's third largest semiconductor business, but retain a minority stake.

Vedanta argues that the tribal people opposing the mine are a minority.

If you have a minority opinion, why should the system be changed to suit you to the detriment of everyone else?

Orascom has a minority of seats on the board of directors and is a largely a silent partner.

A minority is in a very awkward position.

In Dongba Paper Workshop, a minority person is showing writing hieroglyph. Lijiang, Yunnan, PRC.

The Dutch coalition deal was copied from Denmark, where the Danish People's Party has backed a minority government since 2001.

In some states, non-Hispanic whites already are a minority, including Texas, California, New Mexico and Hawaii.

At Highbury, only a minority had no record.

Three years later, Mr Harper's Conservatives ousted the Liberals and formed a minority government.

There is, however, always a minority who find fault and attack me strongly, as the horoscope says, "for no apparent reason. "

Only a minority of the class voted for the plan.

These are tricky matters, especially for a minority government in a rancorous and partisan parliament.

Shares representing a minority Sanyo stake are expected to continue trading.

If you live in a poor neighborhood or are a minority, there is a good chance that the schools you attend are lacking many necessities.

To confuse the issue further, a minority of the vitriol against China and other low-wage countries is spiced by racism.

However, religion is strictly controlled, and the government will generally side with Buddhism over a minority religion.

Ergo those that refused the program, while a minority, if unchecked, would constitute an escalating probablility of disaster.

By 2050, most demographers agree that non-Hispanic white people will be a minority in the overall national population.

In America, with its stronger culture of religious freedom, only a minority (33%) was in favour.

News Corp, the publisher of this report, holds a minority share.

In 2006, Michael Jordan bought a minority ownership inthe Charlotte Bobcats professional basketball team.

Speaking the local language can help a minority overcome discrimination.

Guam has resulted in the indigenous Chamorros becoming a minority in their homeland.

But his view is probably shared by only a minority of Egyptians.

So if more than half of the people in the United States are "minorities" , does that mean white people are now a minority ?

This is a minority pursuit, as the demands of the courses are beyond the abilities of most kayakers .

Part of enterprise profit, even in business status in the break-even, There is a minority enterprise is under pressure loss.

DBS Asset Management has also agreed to take a minority stake in Myo.

The Papuans here have been made a minority in their own land.

That would allow existing shareholders to keep a minority stake and to benefit from growth.

It was my goal to have shareholders and I have a minority [10%] and I'm still chairman for two seasons.

Under Senate rules, a minority of 41 or more (out of 100 senators) can block nearly anything.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Potentially curative therapies, such as stem-cell transplantation, are reserved only for a minority of patients.

"Less Wide" is typical of our current national criminal policy, crime is also a minority in China deal with the fundamental criminal policy.

A minority of patients having cardiac procedures (15% to 20%) consume more than 80% of the blood products transfused at operation.

In 2006, Michael Jordan bought a minority ownership in the Charlotte Bobcats professional basketball team.

Most women continue to work when they are married. Only a minority.

is published by Adicio Inc. , in which Wall Street Journal owner News Corp. holds a minority stake.

The real good and bad scholars are a minority, whereas the medium or even mediocre ones a majority.

For a minority - 124 - there is still no resolution.

Only a minority of clandestine immigrants to Italy come by sea and the government says their number is declining.

But even Mr Ganal admits that a minority of its top-of-the-range buyers want a brand which isn't seen in every garage.

However, lonely people don't want to advertise that they prefer items endorsed by a minority.

But this is generally evident on only a minority of particles in a preparation.

After decades of Chinese colonisation, they are on the verge of becoming a minority in their homeland.

Pang declined to answer if Youngman would consider becoming a minority owner in Saab, owned by Swedish Automobile .

This week it denied rumours that it was in talks to buy a minority stake in India's Reliance Communications.

Shell is a minority shareholder in three production licences.

Server-based slots are still in a minority but growing fast.

I failed to find another A-bike though. . . it's still a minority! !

Topic: The doctor is a minority community in sufferer's in front.

Carlyle, a private-equity firm, owns a minority stake in Sandler, for instance.

Moore charged no interest, but instead received a minority share of the new cidery business.

Repressive patriarchy is not exclusive to the Taliban, nor is it simply foisted on Afghan society by a minority religious junta.

Paid subscriptions to internet porn sites remain a minority hobby.

However this is still a minority for the very lack of knowledge.