Sentence examples for measures to pay from inspiring English sources

"But when we introduce measures to pay for such costs, they frequently resist.

He will need to implement emergency measures to pay public sector workers and recapitalise the banks.

It has languished ever since, the victim of wrangling between House members who rightly demand offsetting revenue-raising measures to pay for the bill and the administration's budget office, which says it can't find such offsets.

A multibillion-dollar package of tax measures to pay for the other provisions was still under discussion Friday night but was not expected to be in the legislation to be brought to the House next week.

Congress needs to approve the stop-gap spending measures to pay for operations of parts of the federal government for which spending bills for the new fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1, have not been enacted.

Voters passed two bond measures to pay for the project, but the district's lofty goals, including raising additional private money to complete the financing, have run into the recession.

He had less trouble voting against the $79 billion appropriations measure to pay for the war.

That dispute prompted President Clinton on Saturday to veto a $23.6 billion measure to pay for federal energy and water projects.

The aid is part of a $79 billion measure to pay for the costs of the Iraq war.

On Tuesday, the Senate passed a measure to pay for building military bases and provide veterans benefits.

This week, the House is expected to consider a Senate measure to pay the government's bills through Nov. 18.