Sentence examples for passing the motion from inspiring English sources

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.

I only hope that your passing the motion will be a wake-up call to educators and make them reflect seriously on why their use of technology has been such a disappointment.

Democrats argued that actually passing the motion to disapprove of raising the borrowing limit would risk another blow to America's standing in the world that would be even worse than the downgrade the nation's credit rating suffered during the summer showdown.

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

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

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.