passage of legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpassageandlegislation
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passage
noun
uk/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/
a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofpassageandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a basic problem with referendums that are held before thepassageoflegislation.
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That is an important point, of which those of us who have been responsible for thepassageoflegislationare all too aware.
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Will she confirm when such a review will be put in place following thepassageoflegislation?
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Subject to thepassageoflegislation, it is likely that the urban regeneration agency will be established in the second half of 1993.
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It is not thepassageoflegislationthat has brought about that change in attitude.
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We could perhaps involve them formally in assisting in the drafting andpassageoflegislation.
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I should mention also the rigidity which that would give to our relationship with the other place in thepassageoflegislation.
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The timing of the subsequent transfer to full contractorisation is dependent on thepassageoflegislationbut will not be before 1992.
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Further developments cannot be undertaken pending thepassageoflegislationdealing with the question of oil rights in the country.
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To ensure thepassageoflegislation, a substantial number of additional peers were created.
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What is wanted is greater facility for thepassageoflegislation.
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Even if this were necessary and justified, it might be difficult to secure thepassageoflegislationto this end.
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But we have a responsibility to facilitate thepassageoflegislation, and urgent legislation at times.
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Surely, it is reasonable for companies to expect to have some degree of certainty about the procedures andpassageoflegislation.
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To perform our responsibilities of scrutiny, it is important that we strike a balance between sitting days, sitting weeks and thepassageoflegislation.
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I think that the 5,500 islanders are looking for the speedypassageoflegislation.
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I do not want to do anything other than speed thepassageoflegislation.
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In particular, thepassageoflegislationand the making of regulations is not a speedy process.
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It is the price of their co-operation in thepassageoflegislationessential to the proper administration of the country.
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