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/ əˈmend·mənt / US history a change or addition to the US constitution: the First/Fifth/Fourteenth amendment a constitutional amendment(Definition of amendment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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a change made to something, especially the words of a text: He insisted that the speech did not need any amendment.make amendments Other countries have based their systems on the Scottish model for selling property, but have made a few amendments.
an amendment to sth She asked for several amendments to the contract. [ C ] LAW , GOVERNMENT a change to a law, either one that has already been passed or one that is still being discussed: The senator's amendment was voted down 52-40. an amendment to sth The regulation is an amendment to the 1995 Pensions Act. [ C ] LAW , GOVERNMENT ( also Amendment )a law or change that has been added to the US Constitution (= the set of political principles by which the US is governed) since it was first written:
(Definition of amendment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
While amendments (often ad hoc) are possible to improve the predictive content of this theory16, compare the predictions which emerge when there is preference endogeneity.
In following the organic agricultural principles of recycling local inputs, only 15% of respondents reported off-farm purchases of soil amendments.
The approach could similarly be applied to other countries, with amendments to the time frame to address the particular case.
The text was then read again and amendments made as necessary.However, advocates have criticized the amendments for not doing enough for ordinary consumers and continue to demand further changes to the court system.
We use the legislative history of some 5,000 parliamentary amendments. Figure 1 presents the cumulative rejection rate of amendments over time.A pair of amendments in 1956 and 1962 authorized federal spending for social services aimed at strengthening families and preventing long-term reliance on public aid.
On average, the quantities of organic and inorganic soil amendments applied did not seem to have changed greatly over the past 10 years.
If the proper amendments were adopted, the system would become secure. Voters often did not vote on amendments unless there was campaigning focused on them. However, they also argued that the amendments to 340 were not in accordance with shari-a.As soon as these cover crops were harvested, they were soilincorporated together with one of several organic amendments.
Yield responses of vegetable or field crops to the application of soil organic amendments have been reported by a number of researchers.
Such amendments are deemed necessary, since in a world of full insurance coverage individuals would have no incentive to restrict treatment.
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To be frank, we do not have the amendment right. Hansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We are now concerned with the budget amendment before us.Moreover, the process of constitutional amendment required the concurrence of the legislative branch.
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