The millions who gave him an overwhelming popular mandate in 1972 demanded his head two years later.

Unfortunately, the president seems poised to listen to the timber, oil and gas industries rather than the overwhelming public mandate to protect our last wild places.

Republican leaders have removed Cuba-related language at the same juncture in previous years, though never against such an overwhelming mandate from their colleagues.

By October, too, it was clear that Branding had an overwhelming mandate from his party.

A result, they say, is that no winning party can get an overwhelming mandate.

In 1997, the party secured its win with an overwhelming mandate, and absolutely light and slight opposition.

Mr. Pastrana took office in 1998 with an overwhelming mandate to negotiate peace.

"You see, there was no overwhelming mandate - of defeat or of victory," he said.

In the process, it squandered the overwhelming public mandate it had received after Sept. 11.

After the overwhelming mandate given to our new administration, it was decided to make some changes from the "old ways."