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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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democratic
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But the proposals were rejected by Democratic legislators , who said the underfunded public school system would lose too much money.
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Pete Wilson and Democratic legislators is not broken.
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But Democratic legislators say the tax cut would cut school funding by more than $ 3 billion.
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Yet any big move by the reborn Republican governor will require a compromise with Democratic legislators .
republican
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The measure was opposed by Bush and by many Republican legislators on the grounds that it was too lavish.
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One issue was how to appease an ideologically fervid group of freshmen Republican legislators .
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But longer terms are opposed by many Republican legislators .
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Rob Hurtt, R-Orange, whose campaign contributions are aimed at electing more conservative Republican legislators .
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opposition
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Numerous opposition legislators denounced the decision and stated that they would appeal against it.
state
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A tenth of its state legislators may be indicted following a corruption sting.
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Others hold office as county clerk, assessor, or recorder of deeds and a few are congressmen and state legislators .
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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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McGreevey, a state legislator and the mayor of Woodbridge, just missed doing the same thing in reverse.
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Gross says that for the third consecutive year, state legislators saw fit not to increase funding for Woodbourne.
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Filner insisted yesterday that the federal letter of clarification has solved the problem, and state legislators will revise state law.
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Insurers also learned that state legislators would act to reduce victims' rights....
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elect
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They can elect legislators who have the power to impose their will on judges through one means or another.
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Given a separate electorate, Harijan candidates and elected legislators would stress what divided them from caste Hindus.
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Rob Hurtt, R-Orange, whose campaign contributions are aimed at electing more conservative Republican legislators .
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In 1870, 13 black men were elected legislators .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First, demand real reform from your legislators, and promise that you will hold them accountable.
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That tax-free allowance is currently $ 35 for Maricopa County legislators and $ 60 a day for the rest.
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The Government has wisely allowed legislators to choose between this approach and one of the Warnock minority alternatives.
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The law bars 26 veteran legislators, including the Democratic leaders of both houses, from seeking re-election next year.
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This is an area where legislators urgently seek reform.
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This makes the bilateral game one in which legislators learn about bureaucratic biases and manipulate penalties for deceit.
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Vargas said the body would try to respond to concerns of legislators and officials over the content and timetable of some programs.
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When legislators look where cuts can be made, arts budgets are often the first to come under scrutiny.