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preponderancepre‧pon‧de‧rance /prɪˈpɒndərəns $ -ˈpɑːn-/ noun formal   - A high preponderance of Protestant ascetics might then be suggestive.
- According to a survey of delegates, the majority were happy with the preponderance of ideas-related over object-related sessions.
- At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.
- But the proportion was still impressive, and it assured the political and social preponderance of the privileged classes.
- If your enemy has a preponderance of missile weapons or lots of war machines then chariots are vulnerable.
- The preponderance of directly managed units in the new arrangements could affect the remit of authorities in another way.
- This is probably due to the large preponderance of low-rise multi-storey council housing.
when there is much more of one type than of other types► mostly/mainly/largely · Apart from the Nile valley, Egypt is mostly desert.· I used to read a lot of poetry, mainly love poetry.· The new immigrants were mainly from Southern Europe.· The surface of Mercury seems to consist largely of dust. ► predominantly if something, especially a group of people, is predominantly of a particular type, most of it is of that type: · The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society.· As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession.· Our economy is predominantly capitalist. ► predominate formal if people or things of a particular type predominate in a place or situation, they are present in greater numbers than other types of people or things: · Dairy farms predominate in Sussex.· In the summer, blue and pink flowers predominate, but there are white flowers, too, for contrast. ► be in the majority if people of a particular kind are in the majority in an organization or group, they form the largest part of it: · The number of women on the committee has grown steadily and now they are in the majority. ► a preponderance of formal if there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, most of the people or things in the group are of that type - used especially when the group is being studied: · At some universities, there is a preponderance of older lecturers.· They chose to investigate reasons for the preponderance of large families among the poor and ill-educated. ► a preponderance of something- At first glance there appears to be a preponderance of narrow gauge or what I would call miniature railways.
- At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.
- Even the Quark editors remark on a preponderance of work on either the cosmos or evolution, but little in between.
- Giants planners have claimed that a preponderance of ballpark spectators will use transit or walk.
- If your enemy has a preponderance of missile weapons or lots of war machines then chariots are vulnerable.
- In a civil case, jurors need only a preponderance of evidence to rule for the plaintiff and the defendant must testify.
- It has concluded, by a preponderance of evidence, that he later slashed her to death.
- The franchise reform of June 1907 ensured a preponderance of landowners in the Third and Fourth Dumas.
- At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.
1a preponderance of something if there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, there are more of that type than of any other:  There is a preponderance of female students in the music department.2a preponderance of the evidence law most of the evidence in a law case |