noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an amendment to the constitution (= a change )
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the First Amendment to the American Constitution
constitutional reform/change/amendment
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a proposal for constitutional reform
move an amendment British English (= suggest a change )
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They want to move an amendment to the bill.
propose a motion/amendment/resolution etc
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The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the International Committee.
second a motion/proposal/amendment etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
constitutional
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It could, however, have made clear the difference between constitutional amendment and political revolution.
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Do we need a new constitutional amendment ?
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It also passed enabling legislation to allow further constitutional amendments to be made in the wake of the peace treaty.
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They might remember also that without bipartisan accommodation the graduated income tax never would have become a constitutional amendment .
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The publication of draft constitutional amendments in October 1988 led to widespread public protests.
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In 1948, a Republican-controlled Congress approved a constitutional amendment limiting a president to two four-year terms.
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Voters also overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment which would limit state legislators to no more than 12 years in office.
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The proposed balanced-budget constitutional amendment will be brought up in February or early March, he said.
labour
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That was music to the ears of Tory Euro-rebels who planned to back the Labour amendment .
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On the other hand there is nothing in the Labour amendment which many of them would oppose anyway.
minor
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The itinerary may be subject to minor amendment .
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I therefore enclose a copy of the text of the HIV/AIDS Readyguide with some minor amendments marked.
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The draft statement had to undergo some further minor amendment , but was substantially accepted by the executive.
proposed
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And the proposed amendment gives authority to do that.
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So an embarrassed clerk in the table office wrote to Mr Wilson, advising him of proposed amendments to his motion.
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Twenty-one days' notice of any proposed alterations, amendments or additions shall be given to the Secretary in writing.
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The Secretary shall notify the members of such proposed alterations, amendments or additions, at least fourteen days prior to the Meeting.
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Stenholm's proposed amendment required the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress each year.
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On Nov. 17, Havel broadcast his proposed amendments to the referendum law and the existing Constitution.
■ NOUN
budget
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Any balanced budget amendment has to have some exceptions and some implementation provisions.
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Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.
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If so, a balanced budget amendment could leave the budget-cutting job to the courts.
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Without the balanced budget amendment , the jury remains out on both questions.
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And this probably explains why the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution seemed to be in trouble last week.
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I believe the balanced budget amendment proposal would subject the nation to unacceptable economic risks in perpetuity.
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The balanced budget amendment forces Washington to live up to its responsibilities and address budget issues honestly.
gallegly
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President Clinton had threatened a veto of the immigration bill if it included the Gallegly amendment .
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The House approved a version of the immigration bill with the Gallegly amendment in it.
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But President Clinton has threatened a veto if it contains the Gallegly amendment .
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The tide on Capitol Hill appeared to be turning against the Gallegly amendment .
■ VERB
accept
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I know that the Minister believes that, and I hope that he will accept amendment No. 3.
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Do the Government accept the amendment ?
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It was also a result of the government's willingness to accept significant amendments to the bill.
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This document won praise from the liberal majority at the Council, and was readily accepted , subject to a few amendments .
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I can not, therefore, accept amendment No. 72.
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During this stage, the government may accept amendments or amend its own bill if deficiencies in drafting come to light.
adopt
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Congress may adopt a racial-justice amendment that would allow blacks to appeal against conviction on the ground of systematic racial bias.
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The Council may adopt any amendment to the decisions which it may deem appropriate. 21.
allow
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It also passed enabling legislation to allow further constitutional amendments to be made in the wake of the peace treaty.
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Arrange your information in pencil to allow for amendments . 4.
approve
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Council confirmed its response to comments and approved a number of amendments .
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On December 13, 1973, the House of Representatives approved the Jackson-Vanik amendment by an overwhelming vote of 388 to 44.
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Earlier the government had approved amendments codifying foreign exchange regulations to enable foreign companies to repatriate profits.
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Already 49 of the 50 states have approved resolutions calling on Congress to approve the amendment .
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It then approved an amendment calling for a new law on forming a government by July.
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In 1948, a Republican-controlled Congress approved a constitutional amendment limiting a president to two four-year terms.
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On Dec. 23 the Assembly approved a number of amendments to foreign investment legislation in order to attract more foreign companies.
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Voters also overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment which would limit state legislators to no more than 12 years in office.
balance
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Any balanced budget amendment has to have some exceptions and some implementation provisions.
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Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.
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If so, a balanced budget amendment could leave the budget-cutting job to the courts.
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Without the balanced budget amendment , the jury remains out on both questions.
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And this probably explains why the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution seemed to be in trouble last week.
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I believe the balanced budget amendment proposal would subject the nation to unacceptable economic risks in perpetuity.
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The balanced budget amendment forces Washington to live up to its responsibilities and address budget issues honestly.
call
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Conservatives insist that the new platform retain the 1992 abortion plank calling for a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.
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Since 1984, the party platform has called for a constitutional amendment barring all abortions.
consider
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In addition to the case work, the committee has continued to keep the regulations under review and has considered a variety of amendments .
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Wednesday, the Senate is scheduled to consider the balanced-budget amendment , a notion that has been argued for decades.
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The commissions were to present the schemata already prepared, and consider amendments .
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Hearings to consider a Proposed constitutional amendment outlawing affirmative action were scheduled.
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Surely it would be right for the House to consider the Committee's amendments as soon as possible in this Session.
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The committee considers the amendments and votes on each clause one by one.
defeat
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The chances of the Government being defeated when amendment 27 is voted on in a few weeks are now difficult to judge.
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Lawmakers passed the bill after defeating two amendments that would have gutted it.
endorse
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Forbes said he disapproves of abortion, but he has refused to endorsed a constitutional amendment banning the procedure.
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In the end, the conference voted overwhelmingly to endorse the amendment .
include
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This law includes amendments to the penal code and the conditional release of approximately 38,000 prisoners.
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President Clinton had threatened a veto of the immigration bill if it included the Gallegly amendment .
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The House has already approved an immigration bill that includes an amendment sponsored by Rep.
introduce
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New clauses will be debated and the government will introduce amendments which it has undertaken to introduce.
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Lindell said that if he is elected in November, he would introduce the proposed amendment during the 1997 regular session.
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But Newsom introduced an amendment to extend it to all areas.
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Still, they encouraged conservative members to introduce amendments that would weaken the impact of an increase on business.
make
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I invite Opposition Members to acknowledge the concessions that I have made and to withdraw amendments Nos. 75 and 76.
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Last November, he publicly outlined a list of changes he said would make the amendment less objectionable.
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The House should reject the amendment , but should be assured that we have taken on board the point made by the amendment.
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Please read it carefully and make any amendments necessary.
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The Administration of Justice Act itself makes amendments to some legislation referring to solicitors.
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We made amendments to our procedures on the advice of the support group, but we still expected negative comments.
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I would like to make a slight amendment .
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Exchanges found themselves having to make material amendments to their rules and practices, in order to secure recognition.
move
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On third Reading, he moved a second amendment to make racially discriminatory behaviour by the police a specific disciplinary offence.
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Backbenchers moved 3510 amendments , only 171 being carried and most of these were not opposed by the government.
offer
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., offered two amendments to gut the bill.
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Democrats accused him of denying them the ability to offer amendments .
oppose
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The Law Society vigorously opposed the restrictive amendment .
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Republicans have complained that Democrats are using Social Security scare tactics to incite seniors groups and others to oppose the constitutional amendment .
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Formally, the Democratic leadership in both chambers opposed the Helms amendment .
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My second reason for opposing the amendment spans economics and politics.
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Among Republicans opposing the amendment are Texas Sens.
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Sixty-four percent said they opposed an amendment , 28 percent said they favored the proposal.
pass
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On August 13 parliament passed an amendment to the code of criminal procedure restricting the rights of those remanded in custody.
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Lott is known to have reservations about whether he has enough Democratic support to pass the amendment .
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The Nov. 4 referendum proposed that a simple majority should in future be sufficient to pass constitutional amendments .
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But the odds of passing the amendment are slim.
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However, there is a distinction between that and passing a constitutional amendment .
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Both houses must pass an amendment by a two-thirds margin and three-fourths of the states then must ratify it.
propose
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He proposed an amendment to the poll tax to take account of ability to pay and split the Conservative Party in 1988.
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Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.
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Successful operation is obviously the way to achieve that not by giving employees a veto as proposed in amendment No. 3.
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He did not mention the other proposed amendments , although in the past he has supported all but one.
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The proposed balanced-budget constitutional amendment will be brought up in February or early March, he said.
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Lindell said that if he is elected in November, he would introduce the proposed amendment during the 1997 regular session.
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But those proposed amendments are merely the ones that generate the most political heat.
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Allowing citizens to propose their own constitutional amendments .
reject
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The House voted 208-217 to reject an amendment that would have phased out the program over five years.
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Suitably impressed, last week the parliament rejected the amendments that most annoyed the record companies.
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The House should reject the amendment , but should be assured that we have taken on board the point made by the amendment.
require
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It also requires amendment to the Treaty of Rome.
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It would require a constitutional amendment .
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This has meant that some detailed provisions in standard forms of contract have required amendment .
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Extraordinary action was required to get the amendment to the floor for a vote.
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Even this grammar is not able to deal with all sentences, requiring constant improvement and amendments to be made.
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Congress began on March 24 its debate on the plan, whose implementation would require several amendments of the 1988 constitution.
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This Article does not require amendments or modifications to be registered, except where they constitute a new treaty.
suggest
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Somebody called to suggest an amendment to the rules governing the sponsorship.
support
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However, at the committee's latest meeting he supported two amendments dealing with the status of church shops and newsagents.
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But he supported an amendment that would have eased the restrictions.
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Does that mean that every Opposition Member who supports the amendment tonight is fully in favour of a single currency?
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I hope that the House will support the reasoned amendment , and that the whole project can be examined properly and thoroughly.
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If Torricelli, the last holdout, had supported the amendment , it looked likely to pass.
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I hope that hon. Members will support our amendment .
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Dole also supported an amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress, despite his own 35 years in that body.
table
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It would imply that Labour was ill-advised in ever tabling the amendment , and in believing it to undermine the opt-out.
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Both Texas senators, Phil Gramm and Hutchison, voted against tabling the amendment because they opposed the measures.
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He anticipated that the government might table amendments to the Bill as it passes through parliament.
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The Opposition have tabled a cluster of amendments .
vote
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Why should the Tory rebels vote for a wrecking amendment which has been rendered futile?
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Since convening in January 1995, the House has voted for amendments that required a balanced federal budget and forbade flag desecration.
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I ask Hon. Members to vote against amendment No. 17.
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The past 10 congresses averaged voting on one amendment apiece, according to Congressional Quarterly.
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Earlier in the evening, the House voted 209-212 against an amendment to phase out the federal peanut program over seven years.
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Both Texas senators, Phil Gramm and Hutchison, voted against tabling the amendment because they opposed the measures.
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Some Republicans who voted for the amendment in 1995, including Rep.
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Hyde voted to send the amendment to tbe House despite his opposition to it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
plead/take the Fifth (Amendment)
put down a motion/an amendment
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Congress passed an amendment ensuring that the law was fairer to everyone.
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The committee proposed some amendments to the rules.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A separate amendment would empower the Bar Council to charge its members compulsory practising certificate fees for the first time.
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In his speech, Dole specifically endorsed only one of them, an amendment mandating a balanced budget.
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It took three constitutional amendments after the Civil War to overrule his decision.
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Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.
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Stenholm's proposed amendment required the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress each year.
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That was music to the ears of Tory Euro-rebels who planned to back the Labour amendment .