"measure" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- That measure passed the Senate last year 50 to 49, but died in the House.
- The measure died with the end of the 25th Legislature.
- A similar measure died in the Legislature two years ago.
- President Bush opposes the bill, as he has for the past three years, and is trying to let the measure die a quiet death.
- These measures will die with the overall bill, though they might be added to other legislation before the year is out.
- The bill now goes to the House, where a similar measure died last year.
- Two years ago, a similar measure died in committee.
- The measure to open the refuge died in the 1989 Congressional session.
- The measure died in the Senate at the close of the last session.
- After having passed the state house unanimously, the measure died in a Senate committee.
Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.