Sentence examples for withdraw a bill from inspiring English sources

Pakistani lawmakers had to withdraw a bill aimed at curbing the practice of child marriage after a prominent religious body declared the legislation un-Islamic.

In 2001, a previous Socialist government had to withdraw a bill proposing a pension system overhaul after weeks of mass street protests organized by unions.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila was forced to withdraw a bill seen as an attempt to extend his term after protests in January.

A senior member of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Sherry Rehman, was told by Mr. Gilani last month to withdraw a bill she sponsored that called for reform of the law.

[Crain's New York] Some state legislators, spurred by the public outrage over the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, donned hoodies in protest and called for their Republican colleague to withdraw a bill they fear would lead to similar episodes.

Opposition from its Montenegrin partners forced the Yugoslav government today to withdraw a bill regulating cooperation with the international war crimes tribunal, a move that might actually hasten the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic.

And last year, Mr. Caracappa proposed and then withdrew a bill similar to the one discussed today.

Yugoslav officials withdrew a bill on cooperation on war crimes investigations.

A1 Yugoslavia Stalls on Hague The government withdrew a bill regulating cooperation with the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

German Vargas Lleras, the new interior minister, withdrew a bill presented by his predecessor that would have ended the independence of the attorney-general.

In fact, while some House Democrats are still pressing for firmer caps on prices, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Gordon H. Smith, Republican of Oregon, withdrew a bill that would have placed strict price controls on electricity sold in Western markets.