The phrase "amendment nearly" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to an amendment that is close to being finalized or approved, but the phrasing is awkward and lacks clarity.
Example: "The proposed amendment nearly passed in the committee vote, but ultimately fell short."
Alternatives: "almost approved amendment" or "nearly finalized amendment".
Just hours before passing its version of health care legislation on Nov. 7, the House adopted an amendment nearly identical to the one rejected Tuesday by the Senate.
By stipulating that the Americans had the right to use military force to guarantee access to the canal, DeConcini's amendment nearly derailed the treaty in Panama.
Yesterday, Captain Gansas appeared before Coast Guard safety investigators and took the Fifth Amendment nearly 50 times, as he did on Nov. 6 before the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Supreme Court last looked at the Second Amendment nearly 70 years ago in United States v. Miller, a 1939 decision that suggested, without explicitly deciding, that the right should be understood in connection with service in a militia.
"It changes your life and gives you a different perspective on the world," said Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative organizer who helped defeat the equal rights amendment nearly three decades ago.
A federal judge ruled yesterday that city officials violated the First Amendment nearly four years ago when they blocked a demonstration in which taxi drivers planned to flood the Queensboro Bridge and Broadway with their cars during the morning rush hour.
The House will attempt to bridge the gap by offering the Coke Classic version of balance budget amendments, nearly identical to the measure that passed the House in 1995 but then failed in the Senate by a single vote.
Of all the final votes (after amendments), nearly all of these bills passed unanimously.
Rather, Republicans on the committee stuffed the panel with about 300 proposed amendments, nearly 200 from Shelby and Corker alone.
Congress also has an important role to play, starting with the FOIA amendment that nearly passed late last year.
The Second Amendment was nearly 125 years old before a single work was written supporting the "collective right to guns" model.
