Sentence examples for debate on a proposal from inspiring English sources

The BBC reports that the Commons debate on News Corporation's recently abandoned bid for BSkyB might not begin until about one hour from now, after the conclusion of a debate on a proposal for fixed-term parliaments.

The former senator, Jarrett Barrios, tearfully shared stories of his family during debate on a proposal that would have effectively undone a court ruling allowing same-sex couples to wed.

In a sign that the McCain-Feingold coalition could still fracture, the Senate began debate on a proposal by Senator Fred Thompson, Republican of Tennessee, to raise the individual donation limit to $2,500 and the cumulative two-year limit to $100,000.

A1 House Endorses Drug Benefit The House passed a bill offering prescription benefits to 39 million elderly and disabled people on Medicare, but only after Democrats walked off the floor to express frustration at being unable to get a full debate on a proposal to establish more extensive drug coverage.

As the new Republican majority in the House begins debate on a proposal to scuttle President Obama's landmark health reform act, Gallup released a new poll showing net support (46%to40%0%) for repeal.

These proposals were typically rejected by the General Committee (responsible for finalising the WHA agenda) on the grounds that WHA Resolution 25.1 had determined in 1972 that the PRC is the sole representative of China within WHO (see, for instance, the record of debate on a proposal by Paraguay to invite "Taiwan" at the 2006 WHA [ 7]).

In California, for example, the public utilities commission plans to debate on Thursday a proposal to extend Lifeline services to wireless — a matter backed by companies like AT&T and Sprint and T-Mobile.

As the House met on yet another proposal that would go nowhere in the Senate, Mr. Reid called a vote to begin debate on a Democratic proposal that would extend the debt ceiling through the end of 2014 with no strings attached.

On Tuesday, Spanish MPs debate and vote on a proposal from Catalonia's regional parliament to hold a referendum that the Catalan government, lead by Artur Mas, has already set for 9 November.

"We have not until now had a national debate on a climate change proposal, period," said Karen A. Harbert, a former senior Energy Department official who now heads the United States Chamber of Commerce's energy institute.

As the hearings into the aftermath of the storm opened, Senate Republicans defeated an effort by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, to force a debate on her proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the government's response.