Sentence examples for and the amendment from inspiring English sources

The basic facts surrounding the Blair initiative and the amendment vote are well established.

But his effort met intense resistance from the Bush Administration, and the amendment did not pass.

In the end, though, the hurdle was cleared, and the amendment lost, 219 to 209.

And the amendment was not expected to pass the House either.

As you can see for yourself if you read the motion and the amendment, not much.

(Rep. Mink died in 2002, and the amendment was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act).

The deportation deferral program is very popular with Latinos, and the amendment drew cries of outrage from young immigrants' groups.

If there were [such differences] how come we invented trusts and the amendment they [Labour] had was foundation trusts?

"This week we will certainly be praying on the marriage issue and the amendment that he is calling for.

He says he does not think there is a big difference between the motion and the amendment.

More than half of the House Republican caucus, 120 in all, supported Mr. McGovern's effort, and the amendment passed by 91 votes.