Sentence examples for this amendment made from inspiring English sources

This amendment made it clear that same-sex marriages were not to be recognised in Australia.

This amendment made it illegal for local authorities to "promote homosexuality" in state schools, perpetuating the idea that homosexuality destroys traditional family values.

This amendment makes a mockery of the government's repeated claims about Britain's world-class fracking regulations.

"This amendment makes border communities a sacrificial lamb, in exchange for the road to citizenship," said Christian Ramirez, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, based in San Diego.

"This amendment makes about as much sense as shutting down all exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and weakens our energy security," Mr. DeLay said.

"This amendment makes clear that bodies trading for profit must have suffered or be likely to suffer serious financial loss in order to satisfy the serious harm test for bringing a defamation claim," said a spokesman for the ministry of justice.

"The Corker Hoeven compromise doesn't just come at a high price: this amendment makes border communities a sacrificial lamb in exchange for the road to citizenship," Christian Ramirez, Director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition and a member of CAMBIO, said in a statement.

Section 8 of the bill unambiguously states that "[n]othing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by the Constitution" -- which, of course, includes the First Amendment's right to free speech and exercise of religion.

BENEFITS--Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to require the furnishing of benefits in violation of section 7 title 1, United States Code (relating to the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" and referred to as the "Defense of Marriage Act").

At this point, Lincoln intensified his push for the amendment, making direct emotional appeals to particular members of Congress.

The House also adopted by voice vote -- meaning, this one is such a slam-dunk we don't even have to bother having a recorded vote -- an amendment introduced by Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ] affirming that "Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to authorize military operations in Libya".