We have to balance the benefits to the great majority of people in the city against the interests of a few. That's what city government does every day.

It's very unlikely for anyone to shift the balance in Egypt as long as the majority remains silent.

The balance of forces is fragile ... Neither of the two camps can say it represents the majority needed to make the major decisions on the future of the nation.

Most card users -- 56 percent -- always pay off their balance in full each month and the vast majority of the rest do so most of the time. What's important to them is the length of the interest-free period.

The vast majority of people buy their tickets at the gate.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.