Sentence examples for secure amendments from inspiring English sources

Mr. Marshall is accused of exploiting Mrs. Astor's declining mental state to secure amendments to her will, known as codicils, that gave him control of her estimated $180 million estate.

At the time Xenophon said he had "worked for several months" with the environment minister, Greg Hunt, and climate experts to secure amendments to "introduce a safeguard mechanism which will see large emitters stay within baseline levels of emissions".

Corbyn has made clear Labour will not block Brexit, although the party is likely to renew its attempt to secure amendments to the bill when it passes through the Lords, starting on Monday.

The peers – Lord Taylor of Blackburn, Lord Truscott of St James, Lord Moonie and Lord Snape – told undercover reporters from The Sunday Times that they would consider helping to secure amendments to a government Bill on behalf of a business client.

Mr Huhne suggested Lords Taylor and Truscott might have breached bribery law after allegedly telling reporters they secured amendments for paying clients in the past.

June 4, 2014 Incoming Labour council leader Stephen Cowan says the Earls Court Project will be among the redevelopment schemes approved by his predecessors that his administration will review with the minimum objective of securing amendments meeting concerns about "lack of affordable housing".

While few pieces of GOP legislation garner dozens of Democratic yeas, the vote was far closer than other deregulation bills that Waters had decided not to fight on the floor -- either because the CFTC had already adopted their key terms, or because she'd secured amendments in committee substantially weakening them.

But Xenophon says he wants to secure several amendments to the carbon farming initiative amendment bill, which implements the $2.5bn emissions reduction fund.

Warnaco, the maker of Fruit of the Loom and Polo by Ralph Lauren clothes, said that it was holding talks to secure permanent amendments to the covenants.

As this bill progresses beyond its second reading, I will be working with colleagues across the House of Commons to secure these amendments before it's too late.

Jeremy Corbyn has suggested he would be prepared to sack shadow cabinet ministers who vote against triggering article 50, saying also he will back the measure in parliament even if he cannot secure any amendments to it.