The major change is that a country can renegotiate its loans if it wins approval from a majority of its creditors.

None of the seven proposals put forward by shareholders won support from a majority of votes cast at the meeting.

European Union officials said tonight that the ban on animal parts in feed won easy approval from a majority of members, though some countries objected.

The union must win support from a majority of the factory's 1,300 workers here to represent them, and that is proving an uphill battle.

The demand came hours after it appeared for the first time that Mr. Lake had won support from a majority of the intelligence committee.

Shareholders at more than a dozen major companies have voted on "say on pay" proposals at annual meetings this year, but none has won support from a majority.

Bills to protect patients' rights have won support from a solid majority of Democrats and many rank-and-file Republicans, despite the doubts of some Republican leaders.

The dispute stems from Ms. Chin's failure to win support from a majority of the coalition's 300-member board when it voted on endorsements last month.

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation and Converse.

O.V. Delle-Femine, the union president, said Sunday that he did not expect the offer to win approval from a majority of union members.