For the industry, the legislation represents a moderate setback.

The legislation represented a significant retreat from recent history.

The legislation represents the largest tax overhaul since the Social Democrats came to power in 1932.

The proposed legislation in any event represents a further retreat from international legal standards by an administration already hostile to them, some scholars said.

The legislation has been under construction for three years and represents Congress's first attempt at a comprehensive energy bill since 1992.

Taken together, the legislation represents a major test for Democrats.

This legislation represents a step in the wrong direction.

This legislation represented the mind of the Church for many centuries.

The legislation would have represented a major shift in the way certain public employees are disciplined.

But he said the legislation represented only a first step in what should be "a broader effort to change business as usual in Washington."