As a refresher: The Legislature was on the verge of passing a law compelling doctors to perform ultrasounds before abortions.
Now, Congress seems to be on the verge of passing a law that would make indefinite detention a permanent part of the American way.
All that alters is how you feel about being on the verge of passing out — defeated in the middle of the day, exhilarated at the end.
This time, it isn't as bad as I expected, perhaps because I'm full of painkillers, perhaps because I'm on the verge of passing out again.
China first allowed its tightly controlled currency to rise in 2005 when the Senate was on the verge of passing a similar measure.
It was a temporary victory: the Republican-led Legislature is on the verge of passing the same legislation in a second special session.
Republicans are on the verge of passing a massive tax cut for businesses that is deeply unpopular with the American public.
Thanks largely to pleas from Amur's government, Russia's Parliament is on the verge of passing new legislation that would free solitary miners from the collectives' grip.
After 38 years of doing virtually nothing to change or improve Medicare, Congress is on the verge of passing major improvements.
Fortunately, with health reform starting to take effect and financial regulation on the verge of passing, the future is starting to look clearer for businesses trying to make decisions.
But state lawmakers, prodded by shooting preserve owners and some hunters, are on the verge of passing legislation redefining the term "wild animal" to exclude wild boar kept behind a fence, effectively removing them from the commission's purview.
