Sentence examples similar to a succeeding amendment from inspiring English sources
Badly conceived bills die a thousand political deaths — in the appropriations process, in the states, through electoral retribution, in the executive appointments of a succeeding administration and ultimately in amendment and repeal.
Liberal Democrat, Labour and pro-European Conservatives are expected to prevent the amendment succeeding, but a large vote in favour would embarrass David Cameron.
Malezer said there was no proof such an amendment would succeed at a referendum.
In the Lords, Lord Ashley succeeded with an amendment that raised the threshold for entitlement for incapacity benefit.
Already, Representative Mike Pompeo, a newly elected Republican from Kansas, has succeeded in passing an amendment to an appropriations bill to strip financing for the consumer products database, arguing that the idea needed to be tweaked to protect manufacturers from bogus complaints and lawsuits.
The strength of anti-saloon feeling – you do not get an amendment to the US constitution passed on a whim – gave prohibition a fighting chance of succeeding.
The ACLU estimates that 1.4 million felons would be eligible to immediately get their right to vote back if the amendment succeeds.
Burnham's line is that he got the shadow cabinet to change its position and it was that which succeeded in getting a "reasoned amendment" on it.
Vázquez, leader of the leftist coalition the Progressive Encounter Broad Front (EP-FA), could not succeed himself without a constitutional amendment, however, and he repeatedly and unequivocally indicated that he did not intend to seek reelection.
