Sentence examples for through a joint sitting from inspiring English sources

If the Senate blocks the legislation a third time it can be passed through a joint sitting of the two houses.

Xenophon noted that if the Senate votes down the ABCC bill, the government may still pass it in a joint sitting although it would be "line ball" if it or an amended version would go through.

If the bill is defeated, the government can take it to a joint sitting.

It should be noted that even in this scenario the Coalition is a long way short of a majority in a joint sitting.

When the Senate again blocked the bill after the election, Labor planned to call a joint sitting.

Moreover, it cannot be amended until next November, five years after its adoption, and then only by a majority of a joint sitting of both houses of parliament.

On 30 July, Whitlam gained Kerr's agreement for a joint sitting, which was set for 6 7 August 1974.

The centrepiece of Diem's visit was a speech to a joint sitting of the Parliament of Australia, with both the House of Representatives and the Senate in attendance.

The recognition was announced by the then President of India, Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of both houses of the Indian Parliament on 6 June 2004.

The next day, Diệm addressed a joint sitting of the US Congress, with both the House of Representatives and the Senate in attendance.

It's called Capizzi, a little joint, sitting in the shadow of the Port Authority bus terminal.