Sentence examples for pushed measures from inspiring English sources

Maybe I can help them.' " Over the last three years, as the state was rocked by corruption scandals, the governor has pushed measures to limit campaign donations and to form an independent ethics commission, though he failed to get them through the Legislature.

AIPAC last year pushed measures in Congress to attempt to change that, and managed to pass them in both chambers.

In a wave of state-level legislation, social conservatives have pushed measures seen as harmful to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women.

Instead, Republicans have pushed measures to arm teachers and allow concealed-weapon permit holders to carry their firearms in more locations.

Unions and lawmakers plan to push measures to force China to raise the value of its currency.

He has passed 100 state bills, pushing measures to restrict violent video games and requiring youngsters to wear ski helmets.

Now, FERC is scrambling to push measures through Congress that it and many in the industry say would enhance the reliability of the grid.

They are also pushing measures to bring in more legal workers and to fix the error-plagued federal system for verifying documents of new employees.

Over Mr. Arafat's resistance, Mr. Qurei helped push measures through the parliament this spring that gave the prime minister considerable authority.

Some public health experts believe that "pull" (incentive) mechanisms might be a better way of bringing the private sector compared to "push" measures such as donation programmes.

Besides, global bank regulators are already pushing measures that should achieve roughly the same outcome as the complex financial activities tax.