Sentence examples for amendment the from inspiring English sources

Mr. Frumin let Democrats withdraw the amendment; the reading stopped.

To proponents of the new amendment, the law looks like a relic.

With the 18th Amendment, the prohibitionists took away the right to make a basic choice.

Mississippi did not ratify the 13th Amendment, the one that abolished slavery, until 1995.

"We are surprised that this candidate would not know about the First Amendment," the statement said.

Under this amendment, the states are equal; Virginia law cannot trump Texas law, for instance.

Like the proposed national amendment, the provincial ordinance encourages adult children to see their parents regularly.

She relied on the 10th Amendment, the one so beloved by Tea Party activists.

But she called the law amendment the "sword of Damocles" for publishers.

Regardless of one's views of the amendment, the bill itself is unconscionable.

Years ago, Mr. Gore supported another proposed constitutional amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment.