Sentence examples for be the passage of from inspiring English sources

But the measure of success would not be the passage of any particular piece of legislation.

One useful step would be the passage of the Darfur Accountability Act, to be introduced today by Senators Jon Corzine and Sam Brownback.

In order to raise the debt ceiling, the price for that concession must be the passage of permanent and structural reforms like the balanced budget amendment — period.

Khan also warned that the response to the latest terrorist atrocities should not be the passage of draconian new surveillance laws, just like the attempt to introduce 90-day pre-trial detention was the wrong answer from Blair to 7/7.

On her second day in town, when Holliday enters the woods in search of Parr's house, the forest thrums like a great, distant generator, coupled with an erratic crackle that might be the passage of an animal, falling leaves or stealthy pursuit.

Their work had been done in the Olimpiyskiy three weeks earlier and the lingering image will be the passage of play early on that culminated with Vincent Kompany limping off and an unhappy piece of deja vu that threatens serious repercussions for the remainder of their season.

Then there is the passage of time.

"The first wave was the passage of state ballot initiatives.

"A large part of this is the passage of time," a department official said.

"It's the passage of something temporary to something that is implanted and takes root".

The obvious — though extremely unpopular — alternative is the passage of a preventive detention statute.