Sentence examples for secure passage of from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Abe has pushed for a much broader interpretation, and two years ago he helped secure passage of security legislation that authorized overseas combat missions by the military in the name of "collective self-defense" and alongside allied troops.

Their goal is to quietly secure passage of the first immigration overhaul in a quarter century.

Gould was able to bribe legislators in Albany to secure passage of a bill legalizing what they had done.

But in their zeal to secure passage of the legislation last fall, they played down concerns about the cost.

Nor were even her indomitable presence and relentless energy enough to secure passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Two years later, she led the effort to secure passage of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

To secure passage of the Civil Rights Act, Johnson cut loose southern Democrats and worked closely with northern Republicans.

When he sought to secure passage of the Treaty on European Union in 1993, his grip on power was challenged.

He negotiated a deal with Malcolm Turnbull of the opposition Liberal Party of Australia to secure passage of the bill in the Senate.

Liberal activists who helped Mr. Obama get elected in 2008 criticized him for trading away a public insurance option to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act.

In his inability so far to whip together enough Republican votes to secure passage of his bill, Mr. Boehner has faced a triple threat of his own.