But if the notch babies win, real babies lose: The expensive amendments would make eventual passage virtually impossible.

He said as many as 30 Republicans had threatened to withhold support without the provision, putting the budget's eventual passage at risk.

The crash led to the eventual passage of the safety legislation.

These studies were later going to define much of Betancourt's controversial political life; marking his eventual passage from prisoner to president.

His efforts failed while he was a senator; however, they laid a critical foundation for the eventual passage of the CAP in the late 1960s.

Mr. Pallone said the longer the bill languished in committee, the less chance it had of eventual passage.

Though eventual passage seems assured, earlier hopes for a new department by the memorial deadline of Sept. 11 have been virtually abandoned.

Representative Ashley was instrumental in its eventual passage.

The limited term of copyright, the notion of fair use and the eventual passage into the public domain, suggest otherwise.

The group and Hughes in particular were major force behind its eventual passage.