amendment
Example Sentences
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“House leadership then decided to reject every single one of these amendments.”
From Los Angeles Times
They did so even though Mr. Johnson suggested they could have a vote on an amendment to his bill if they could find spending cuts to offset the cost of the extension.
The row centres on comments made by Constance in September, when she opposed a Conservative amendment to a victims bill calling for the government to consider an inquiry into grooming gangs.
From BBC
Conservative peer Lord Sharpe, the shadow business and trade minister, had tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill during its latest stage of parliamentary ping pong in the House of Lords.
From BBC
She is championing a constitutional amendment to make extortion a federal crime and put the onus on law enforcement, not individuals, to hunt down violators.
From Los Angeles Times
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