Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English.

Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or 'the people,' constitute the great majority of those affected.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, using commercial buying practices and buying commercial items has paid huge dividends in savings, responsiveness and quality.

The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.

The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously.