Sentence examples for present the amendment from inspiring English sources

Ross was required to present the amendment on behalf of the Northern Ireland assembly's justice committee, of which he is chairman.

Presenting the amendment, Mr Neil described Mr Coburn's comments as "nothing short of disgraceful".

react when pushed on the question of presenting the amendment.

After the Louisiana Purchase, Breckinridge focused on securing a vote to present the Twelfth Amendment to the states for ratification.

While "Lincoln" received widespread acclaim from film critics, some scholars have taken issue with the way the film presents the 13th Amendment and the exclusion of black leaders and voices.

The center-left opposition voted against the measures, but did not present the kind of obstructionist amendments that are often used to block a bill's passage in debates over budgets.

When Alice Paul presented the Equal Rights Amendment to Congress in 1923, the white, male crowd responded with a chorus of fervent yawns.

On February 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee presented the Senate with an amendment proposal based on drafts of Ashley, Wilson and Henderson.

Have you heard of Maud Younger, who was instrumental in presenting the very first Equal Rights Amendment to Congress in 1923?

Joseph Frolik, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, said, "Suffice to say that the veteran prosecutors presenting the case understand the Fifth Amendment".

At the insistence of committee chair Richard Adler, from the Nu chapter at the University of Michigan, the jurisdiction committee presented the Grand Chapter with an amendment "without prejudice"—that is, without recommendation for or against the amendment that would strike the section of the constitution that read, "All members of the Fraternity shall be of the male sex".