Sentence examples for close off debate from inspiring English sources
Senator Harry M. Reid, the Democratic majority leader, moved to hold a vote on Tuesday to close off debate, saying, "You either want to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists or you don't".
Of course, if the Republicans become too obstinate in blocking major elements they don't like, Democratic leaders in the Senate could choose to close off debate no matter what Mr. Daschle has recommended.
BRUSSELS — Despite rising pressure for new measures to draw a line under the debt crisis, Germany moved Monday to close off debate on an increase to a 750-billion-euro bailout fund, or the more radical step of issuing common euro zone bonds.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Fearing that a rogue scientist might try to clone humans, Senate leaders here today tried to close off debate and push through an anticloning bill drafted by Senator Kit Bond (R-MO).
After many years of struggle, advocates for reform ultimately succeeded in to reducing the number of votes needed to invoke cloture (close off debate) from 67 to 60 votes, where it stands today.
The suit argues that by drawing up a plan in advance, the administration has effectively closed off debate on the space issue before the public can weigh in.
The challenge in revising public spaces is to avoid closing off debate, denying the past, and arguing that art — even banal stone statues — should never offend.
Posts on China's Twitter-like microblogs largely appeared to support a harsh government response to the attacks, but censors later banned messages using the word "Kashgar," effectively closing off debate.
"We are concerned by the way in which competition for multimillion-dollar grants is closing off debate and restricting critical analysis of what is actually occurring on the ground," they wrote.
The Brazilians achieved an outcome by closing off debate and forcing the pace.
"The majority leader knows full well that the reason why cloture was denied or the debate -- closing off debate was denied is because there are reasonable requests being made on this side for additional information," Cornyn said, adding that the Republicans' resistance was not an attempt to kill the nomination or even to filibuster.
