Sentence examples for secured changes from inspiring English sources

Uribe also secured changes to the constitution permitting the popular president to run for a second consecutive term.

"We said, 'No, you have to do better.' " Medicare officials secured changes in most of the 300 plans.

More fundamentally, Cameron has secured changes that will give the UK a bigger say against eurozone laws that could impinge on the interests of the City of London.

The government consulted with civil liberties groups as it devised the initiative, and they secured changes in the program to assure that the threshold for criminal conduct would not be lowered and that individual privacy would not be violated by the willy-nilly entry of innuendo into a government record.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who at times negotiated directly with Trump, secured changes to tilt benefits back toward middle-income households, particularly the reinstatement of a deduction for property taxes — important to California and other areas with high-cost real estate.

A priority for many employers in 2008 is to secure changes in the rules for family and medical leave.

But Cameron declined to be drawn on whether he would campaign for a no vote if he failed to secure changes in the negotiations.

Cameron has long pushed for a reopening, hoping to use this as leverage to secure changes that would repatriate powers to Britain.

The poll also reveals 41 per cent of people believe the Lib Dems should leave the coalition if they fail to secure changes on the health reforms.

"I've been in serious discussions with Senate leaders and others to secure changes in the bill to treat all states equally," Mr. Nelson said.

MPs are due to vote on Thursday on a government motion, reaffirming their conditional acceptance of May's deal, if she secures changes to the controversial backstop.