Sentence examples for language of the amendment from inspiring English sources

The nonspecific language of the amendment also complicated matters, Mr. Klein said.

45 Indeed, the very language of the Amendment fails to say all arrests must be bailable.

"That was not the intent of the founding fathers or the language of the amendment," Mr. Pratt said.

The language of the amendment, courts have said, means that its protections extend to all people in the country, not just citizens.

He joined Mr. Kennedy at a news conference last spring, before a Senate vote in which language of the amendment was approved, 57 to 42.

A. Aaron Shmulewitz, a Manhattan co-op lawyer, said that whether current board members are serving improperly would depend on the precise language of the amendment.

The White House has been negotiating with some members on the exact language of the amendments, a move that is seen on Capitol Hill as an indication that the administration recognizes the depth of public concern about the reconstruction money.

The bill returns to the Assembly, but Jackson added that she will decide whether to withdraw the measure after reviewing the language of the amendments.

The language of the amendments had already passed muster with the state Supreme Court -- a prerequisite for getting citizen-sponsored measures on the ballot.

Lawyers for the legislature argued that it would be improper for a court to step in and determine the language of the amendments that voters will decide on.

The court held that the preventive detention bill violated neither the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment nor the excessive bail language of the Eighth Amendment.