Sentence examples for amendment addressed from inspiring English sources

The Third Amendment addressed the Framers' particular grievance with the Quartering Act of 1774, a policy that forced the colonists to provide accommodations for British troops in their homes at night, while these same soldiers terrorized their towns by day.

The second amendment addresses the 'green' question: how will this bank make investment decisions?

House Republican leaders, however, refused to allow a vote on a Democratic amendment addressing the tax haven issue.

The amendment was warmly greeted by lobbyists for the smaller banks, "The Miller-Moore amendment addresses some of our key concerns," said Camden R. Fine, president of the Independent Community Bankers of America, which represents about 5,000 financial institutions.

He read a letter from a constituent who asked him to offer an additional amendment addressing the demographic imbalance between men and women — a "grave injustice" that abrogated the right of every woman to have a husband of her own.

This is a truly hideous feature of the legislation, and a last-minute amendment addressing this issue — intended to convince the Republican congressman Fred Upton to support the legislation — was merely a fig leaf to cover it.

5) 100% of women and 100% of men (in our office) think this amendment addresses one of the world's most important skills -- not to be shortchanged.

Durbin added: "What they're talking (about) is dealing with the concentration of wealth and the concentration of economic power to a level which can literally bring the economy down... that's what led to the massive taxpayer bailout, and that's what the Brown-Kaufman Amendment addresses foursquare".

The amendments addressed matters such as where fines should be deposited.

The amendments addressed concerns that legislators have voiced about the plan — known as the congestion pricing plan — and appear to have improved its chances of passing the Legislature.

The bill cleared the committee by a voice vote without any amendments addressing complaints.