Sentence examples for measure noted from inspiring English sources

Even backers of the measure noted it was an extraordinary step.

The Senate bill would authorize spending on sophisticated mobile surveillance trucks, additional fencing and more border agents, advocates of the measure noted.

Their self-styled experts tend to dole out praise and criticism in equal measure, noted Karen Grant, an analyst with the NPD Group, "so viewers feel they are getting an objective point of view".

That measure noted that if Syria failed to cooperate, the Security Council could take measures under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, the strongest form of a Council resolution.

Other legislators who were critical of the measure noted that legal challenges to lethal injection protocols would likely continue to postpone executions even if the bill passes.

Republican leaders defended the unusually swift passage of the measure, noting what they described as "overt threats" by union members and others about intentions to raise the right to work issue during the Super Bowl.

Democrats also raised questions about some of the imagery and phrases being employed by Republicans against the Democratic architects and backers of the measure, noting that a Republican National Committee Web site urging supporters to fire Ms. Pelosi has her surrounded by flames.

Activists lauded the progressive measure, noting its potential to simplify lives for sexual minorities.

On Monday night, Reid said it was "interesting" that few Democrats had seen the measure, noting it "has been kind of secret".

LePage has been among the critics of the measure, noting that it violates the Maine Constitution, which says that election winners must be chosen by plurality.

Civil rights activists have urged Obama to propose the measure, noting that such questions can limit the ability for people with a criminal record to gain employment and get their lives back on track after prison.