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Sentence count:248+7Posted:2016-07-20Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: tournamentfundamentalcommencemententertainmentsentimentrecommendtremendousmomentMeaning: [ə'mendmənt]  n. 1. the act of amending or correcting 2. a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.). 
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121. If both houses of Congress passed the legislation, the amendment would be ratified only after approval by 38 states.
122. Both Texas senators, Phil Gramm and Hutchison, voted against tabling the amendment because they opposed the measures.
123. But President Clinton has threatened a veto if it contains the Gallegly amendment.
124. Sixty-four percent said they opposed an amendment, 28 percent said they favored the proposal.
125. But media lawyers said there are other possible avenues for mounting a renewed First Amendment attack on the ban.
126. The balanced budget amendment forces Washington to live up to its responsibilities and address budget issues honestly.
127. Congress passed an amendment ensuring that the law was fairer to everyone.
128. Conservatives insist that the new platform retain the 1992 abortion plank calling for a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.
129. However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.
130. He supports parental notification and opposes government funding, but does not advocate a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
131. The draft statement had to undergo some further minor amendment, but was substantially accepted by the executive.
132. The balanced-budget amendment would be a bad idea under any circumstances.
132. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
133. The tide on Capitol Hill appeared to be turning against the Gallegly amendment.
134. This has meant that some detailed provisions in standard forms of contract have required amendment.
135. Stenholm's proposed amendment required the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress each year.
136. That was music to the ears of Tory Euro-rebels who planned to back the Labour amendment.
137. The congress is likely to approve the necessary legislation and proposed constitutional amendment.
138. Hyde, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, was consulted about language changes in the amendment.
139. However, I have an equally strong conviction that a balanced-budget amendment is a threat to Social Security and our economic health.
140. Amendment No. 4 would limit to two companies the number of bus companies which one purchaser could buy.
141. Bliley told his colleagues that the amendment would kill the compromise he struggled to craft.
142. She also argued that under the Fifth Amendment, the government owed her compensation for seizing property that was partly hers.
143. This concession by Customs follows an amendment to the Building Regulations on kitchen and bathroom ventilation and fire safety.
144. They might remember also that without bipartisan accommodation the graduated income tax never would have become a constitutional amendment.
145. I know that the Minister believes that, and I hope that he will accept amendment No. 3.
146. The House should reject the amendment, but should be assured that we have taken on board the point made by the amendment.
147. Thus such ceremonials do not violate the First Amendment unless the language used in them is unacceptable.
148. And this probably explains why the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution seemed to be in trouble last week.
149. According to the sixth amendment, the accused has the right to a fair and public trial.
150. Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.
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