Sentence examples for is attempting to amend from inspiring English sources

But Labor is attempting to amend the increase to only $100bn, on the grounds that the Coalition has not justified such a large increase.

That is one of the hottest issues currently debated in Spain (yes, we sometimes have some spare time to avoid discussing our financial crisis), now that the conservative party is attempting to amend our latest legislation on abortion (2010).

It is a two-step process and the certification notification has yet to take place while Republicans are attempting to amend the requirements for certification.

The court also said that the amendment "compelled speech," in violation of the First Amendment; that Missouri was attempting to amend the U.S. Constitution by a means not specified in the Constitution; and that Missouri was impermissibly trying to curtail the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution.

There will be attempts to amend the Baucus bill if it is passed out of the Finance committee.

The company is attempting to make amends, releasing a set of new policies aimed at "improving customer experience" and taking out a full-page ad in today's Washington Post.

White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett is attempting to make amends for a highly criticized statement she made earlier in the week referring to the sexuality of Justin Aaberg, a gay 14-year-old who committed suicide last month after combating an onslaught of homophobic bullying, as a "lifestyle choice".

April Woods, whose company owns a unit in the same complex, said Prestwick is attempting to acquire ownership of the units by amending the condo documents.

Is this how we treat free speech in the United States of America?" For her part, Mayor Quan has been aggressively attempting to amend the situation.

For years, the North African country has been attempting to make amends with the West (paying billions of dollars to the families of the 1988 Pam Am Lockerbie bombing victims, renouncing its nuclear weapons, condemning the attacks of 9/11).

Bloomberg was attempting to make amends after his public resignation from the Party, in 2007, when he was still entertaining the idea of running for President as an Independent.