Even if whites retain their numerical dominance, the subtly changing flavor of the country's racial and ethnic bouillabaisse is already reflected in the forms the Census Bureau is mailing to more than 120 million households this month.

What did not change was the numerical dominance of country gentlemen in the House.

And whenever the "dominance" of 12-tone composers during that period is evoked, it should be made clear that this was never a numerical dominance.

Perhaps because of its numerical dominance, the black community pushed the Yellow Caribs towards the leeward side of the island, staying them with the most flat and fertile part (but also more liable to be attacked from the sea) of windward.

The splits and resignations resulted in a numerical and political dominance of left-wing members.

This gradually began to diminish the numerical dominance of hereditary peers.

The milestone, though long anticipated, carries great significance in symbolic and real terms, as Hispanics increasingly define what it means to be Californian, and American-born Hispanics assert numerical and cultural dominance over their immigrant counterparts.

Their numerical dominance, often exceeding more than a million individuals per square meter and accounting for about 80% of all individual animals on earth, their diversity of life cycles, and their presence at various trophic levels point at an important role in many ecosystems.

He contends that the numerical dominance of Protestants within the national group and the rural basis of the Irish community negated the formation of urban ghettos and allowed for a relative ease in social mobility.

But the Census Bureau reports that non-Hispanic whites could lose their numerical dominance in America's population.