Sentence examples for reject the amendment from inspiring English sources

The vote to reject the amendment could complicate prospects for passing the bill this year.

Only 12 states had to reject the amendment for it to fail.

It is up to the Commons to decide whether to reject the amendment or vote for it to become law.

"If California voters reject the amendment banning gay marriage, it will be the first significant popular affirmation of gay marriage".

And late Tuesday night, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said she too would reject the amendment, and threw her support behind a competing Republican measure.

A coalition of groups representing border communities urged senators to reject the amendment, which they called "an example of excessive and wasteful government spending" and a "poorly thought-out policy".

The government now has to decide whether to keep the package in its amended form, or reject the amendments imposed by the Senate.

But the government will reject the amendments when the bill goes back before parliament.

Mr Watt is now lobbying the Clive Palmer, the leader of the leader of the Palmer United Party, and his senators, to reject the amendments.

But Mr. Sezer does not have the authority to reject the amendments a second time, although he can put them to a referendum or challenge them in a constitutional court.

A good part of the government will shut down at midnight, when the fiscal year ends, if there's no agreement; the Senate Democrats' plan is to wait until this afternoon to reject the amendments, giving the House only enough time to reject or approve a clean spending bill, rather than initiating an extra cycle of legislative sabotage.