Sentence examples for amendment was not adopted from inspiring English sources

This amendment was not adopted, but later that year the UN General Assembly did go so far as to recommend that all states "undertake combating 'defamation of religions,'" Favret-Saada writes.

Although the Blaine Amendment was not adopted as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it was adopted by many states and incorporated into their state constitutions to prohibit spending public money on religious schools.

"Even if a particular amendment is not adopted, I think putting it before the country as a whole and increasing attention to an issue, and debating it on the merits, may actually help change the law even if the amendment should not be adopted," he said.

But these proposals have only enraged and strengthened Quebec's separatists, who have revived their threat of secession if the amendment isn't adopted as is.

The Convention had to vote down a new motion by Lansing reserving the right of the state to secede if the amendments were not adopted.

My amendments were not adopted in committee and I therefore felt it was not acceptable for us to continue on these bases.

To the extent that it would further his goal of increasing turnout among Christian conservative voters in November, getting behind the amendment, even if it was not adopted, was good politics for Mr. Bush.

UPDATE: The amendment offered by Rep. Deutch to strip the campaign finance provision from the omnibus bill was not adopted in a House Rules Committee hearing on Wednesday night.

An amendment offered by Rep. Deutch to remove the campaign finance provision from the CRomnibus spending bill was not adopted in a House Rules Committee hearing on Wednesday night.

That measure was not adopted.

This proposal was not adopted.