Sentence examples for provisions approved from inspiring English sources

The White House declined to comment tonight on many of the provisions approved today.

Lord Clement-Jones had said the provisions, approved by 165 votes to 140, would protect the creative industries by preventing access to websites where films and music were being provided illegally.

Among the provisions approved by representatives of both the House and the Senate was one that would give the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to require stockbrokers to protect their clients' interest when recommending investments, potentially subjecting brokers to the same fiduciary duty as financial advisers.

The JOBS bill, which aims to make it easier and quicker for small companies to raise money from investors, is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday afternoon after the Senate considers two amendments to tighten rules on how companies raise financing online, and to strengthen other provisions approved by the House.

One of the hearing's more intriguing twists occurred when Lawrence Silver, a lawyer for Ms. Geimer, argued that his client has a right to demand dismissal under California constitutional provisions approved in 2008, even if Mr. Polanski is disqualified by his fugitive status.

"This is a direct contradiction of international humanitarian law and the provisions approved by the UN for the purposes of humanitarian operations," complained the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

The provision, approved again by the House in the defense authorization bill, deserves final approval in the Senate.

All $55 million will be returned to investors under a provision approved by Congress in 2002.

If it becomes law, the provision approved Friday would prevent the Energy Department from enforcing the regulation in 2012.

The provision approved by the committee would not authorize the use of force against Iran or Libya.

The provision, approved on a vote of 90 to 8, would give the commission broad powers to investigate any aspect of the attacks, including intelligence failures.