Sentences with phrase «preceding passage»

The judge based his conclusion largely on legislative debate preceding the passage of the bill last spring.

And he summarizes what he means by this in the pages immediately preceding the passage on value quoted by Griffin.

The sentences immediately preceding the passage quoted by Popper may be understood to further support this deontological interpretation of Whitehead:

In the four years preceding its passage, the levy increased by 16.3 percent.

It was in effect a summation of the whole preceding passage, including para 22 which heralded a direct contrast with «victims of damage or injury caused by an identified vehicle».

The Smith - Hughes Act of 1917 preceded the passage of compulsory attendance laws in Mississippi in 1918, the last of the 48 states of the time to pass such a law.

Lest any reader should suppose that he finally abandoned his rationalism in his attempt to state the relations of God and the world, Whitehead states immediately preceding this passage that» in each antithesis there is a shift of meaning which converts the opposition into a contrast.»

Sadly, many do not benefit from the peace the passage offers because they fail to embrace the choices emphasized in the preceding passages.

In the immediately preceding passage, Paul is explaining that the new covenant in the Spirit has replaced the old covenant of the law (2 Corinthians 3:6).

His ruling, which was dated Nov. 18, was critical of closed - door meetings and expedited voting procedures that preceded passage of the measure in the final moments of this year's legislative session.

EU leaders insist that the preceding passage in the text calling for ambitious counter-pledges from other states indicates that the 40 % greenhouse gas cut may only get added to.