Sentence examples for many amendments from inspiring English sources

"How many amendments did I put forward in the bill?

By Thursday so many senators had offered so many amendments that the White House lost track.

Wiretap laws have evolved over decades, with many amendments to keep up with technology.

He introduced many amendments to the bill during the Senate debates to attempt to ensure greater protections for Australians.

Stuffed into my purse are shopping lists and guest lists, both with as many amendments as the Constitution.

"He will familiarize himself with the law, because many amendments were made during consideration of the law," said the spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov.

Although many amendment topics have been proposed, the most popular would require the federal government to balance its budget.

Among the many proposed amendments this week, Senator Grassley's amendments #21 and #22 take away the bill's already limited due process protections that allow immigration judges and officials to weigh individual circumstances in some cases before ordering deportation.

But House rules generally prohibit setting policy by amending annual spending bills, and many controversial amendments are stripped, Reuters notes.

Many modern amendment proposals are unwise: amendments that would allow prosecution of flag burners or enshrine public school prayer would introduce contestable and evanescent policy considerations into a document whose very generality has ensured its successful endurance over time.

"This is a very, very important bill, and there are many legitimate amendments," Mr. McConnell said.