Sentence examples for just amendment from inspiring English sources
Not just amendment of the law that would have applied to David Hicks, but the introduction of laws that critics have argued infringe on privacy rights, press freedom, and the ability for whistle-blowers to alert the public to government overreach.
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee were the only ones allowed to offer amendments, and just two amendments were allowed for debate on the House floor.
"This isn't just an amendment to legislation, it is an amendment of an historic injustice," said then-Finance Minister Yair Lapid, who declared the program a national priority as it received approval from parliament.
Mr. Minter said the initiative should be considered a revision to the State Constitution and not just an amendment to it.
With just one amendment to the bill still proving contentious, there is an expectation the work will be completed before the Christmas recess.
The Senate has disposed of just one amendment, setting aside a proposal on border security by Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, that the bill's supporters saw as a threat to its passage.
Magic didn't happen, so now, unless lawmakers pass a "ha ha just kidding" amendment to the Budget Control Act, the military will get a lot slimmer, along with the rest of the government.
Proposed amendments would have to be ratified by three-quarters of state legislatures, just like amendments proposed by Congress.
The Slovak government has just approved amendments to the controversial language law, which criminalised the use of Hungarian in some circumstances.
A just-enacted amendment to the Suffolk law bans residential fertilizer use altogether within 20 feet of any natural body of water, including wetlands.
The British government has just published amendments updating a treaty that goes to the heart of the UK's special relationship with the US.
