Sentence examples for was to amend from inspiring English sources

One of the new coalition's first acts was to amend the electoral law.

One of the party's campaign platforms in recent elections was to amend the document.

The administration's first preference was to amend or replace the treaty in talks with Russia.

One of the concessions made by the "civilian" government installed last year after a rigged parliamentary election in 2010 was to amend the electoral law.

One suggestion was to amend the law to explicitly state that the defender cannot be the aggressor, that is, cannot initiate the fight, as Zimmerman was perceived by many to have done.

In the public domain, my first contribution was to amend the Penal Procedure Code and the Police Code, in which I substituted the word 'men' for 'citizens of Afghanistan.' As a result of this change to the Police Code, both men and women are now eligible to join the police force.

The movement's only recourse now is to amend the Constitution.

The intention now is to amend the statute in limited areas.

And this is what Thrive is trying to amend.

(Reformers are trying to amend the law).

It is rare to amend the terms of official debt.