Sentence examples for passed the motion from inspiring English sources

The council passed the motion 39-3.

The council, as a joke, passed the motion.

The Parks subcommittee passed the motion, but it failed at the full board, by one vote.

Sheepshanks must have been very persuasive in his argument to the League as they passed the motion unanimously.

As time passed, the motion of the piece, which had been so persistent, seemed to catch up to them, and they appeared to vibrate.

As expected, the House of Commons passed the motion, but the Lords surprised everyone, defeating it by just three votes.What caused the upset?

Labor, the Greens and the majority of the crossbench supported a censure motion against the senator on Wednesday afternoon, passing the motion 37 to 31.

The NUS's failure to pass the motion condemning Isis was splashed across the national media, with the Sun leading on the headline "Looniversity".

In either case, Mr. Onorato said, the matter is moot because the board apparently did not have enough votes to pass the motion.

A two-thirds majority is required to hold a referendum, but even opponents to disaffiliation believe the JCRs will pass the motion.

Labor still faces a battle to persuade enough crossbench senators to pass the motion, but many are yet to lock in their positions.