"measure" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- LEAD: House conferees on the trade bill insist that their Senate counterparts accept a House-passed measure that would require foreign investors to disclose their holdings in the United States.
- In fact, the House-passed measure is the first in a package of about eight trade bills that the steel industry and unions want to see introduced in the 106th Congress.
- The House-passed measure would have weakened or revoked a number of pollution control requirements.
- Senate Has Yet to Act The Senate has not acted on its versions of either the authorization bill or the appropriations bill, whose differences with the House-passed measures will eventually be ironed out in conference.
- Now that army of lobbyists is turning its attention to the Medicare prescription drug conference, where the House-passed measure must be reconciled with a Senate bill that poses obstacles to drug imports.
- Mr. Yeutter strongly opposes such proposals, Mr. Bolton said, as well as a House-passed measure that would require foreign investors to disclose their identity and holdings.
- Mr. Clinton threatened in speeches on Friday and today to veto numerous House-passed measures unless they are substantially changed.
- Having helped make welfare overhaul a national issue, Mr. Clinton is now struggling to resume his place in the debate, hoping for a bipartisan bill that would soften elements of a House-passed measure he regards as too harsh on children.
- The Senate, by a voice vote and with no debate, approved a House-passed measure today that disbands the seven-member Board of Tea Examiners, which was created 99 years ago.
- On top of that, the Senate will likely continue to ignore more than two dozen House-passed measures to help spur private sector job creation.
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