Sentence examples for on the amendment from inspiring English sources

I had to keep one finger in the statute and one finger on the amendment.

Harry Reid, the Majority Leader, seemed annoyed that Republicans had agreed to allow a vote on the amendment, even though he was one of its many co-sponsors.

(Nevertheless, McConnell was one of twenty-five Republicans who voted with Democrats to allow debate on the amendment).

On Wednesday MPs will vote on the amendment.

A similar push on the amendment came before George Bush's re-election in November 2004.

Americans in general have given up on the amendment process as a vehicle for constitutional reform.

A chairperson will say: "I now invite Jim Figgis to summate on the amendment".

The vote on the amendment, scheduled for later this week, is expected to be very close.

Labour's David Hanson asks what the government's position on the amendment is.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was to block a vote on the amendment.

The rest of the Democrats voted "present" on the amendment, which failed 0-57.