Sentence examples for position of amendments from inspiring English sources
Several conventions saw supporters for "amendments before" shift to a position of "amendments after" for the sake of staying in the Union.
The "stop" was an acronym for "stop taking our privileges," effectively summarizing the position of the amendment's opponents.
Privacy is the default position of the Fourth Amendment if the government is unable to demonstrate a compelling law enforcement or intelligence need.
In managing the bill, Mr. Dodd has been a whirlwind presence on the floor — forging alliances, finessing positions and triaging through hundreds of amendments.
Since constitutional changes are often made without formal constitutional amendment, the position of the constituent polities must be such that serious changes in the political order can be made only by the decision of dispersed majorities that reflect the areal division of powers.
Reid was put in the position of saying, 'You just can't offer all kinds of amendments to delay legislation.' You understand what I'm saying?
On 25 July of the same year, the parliament passed several constitutional amendments, including amendment LXXI, which created the position of President and Vice-Presidents.
This puts him in the interesting position of having to vote against an amendment which he agrees with because he can't go against the government's official position - as laid out in the original version of the Energy Bill. Mr Davey said: "We have listened to views and added a clause to enable us to set a decarbonisation target for the power sector in 2016.
In the end, however, the EP adopted the common position without amendments.
After the death of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, in 1989, Rafsanjani engineered a constitutional amendment that eliminated the position of Prime Minister and transferred power to an executive President.
In 2005, the state legislature passed resolutions for a proposed constitutional amendment to create the position of lieutenant governor.
