Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by parliament on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Popular protests beginning on Nov. 17 in support of democratic reforms forced the authorities to surrender the communist monopoly of power [ see p. 37026 ] , and the necessary constitutional amendments were made by parliament on Nov. 29 . |
| 2 | An attempt to hold a referendum calling for the resignation of parliament and elections in December was defeated by parliament on Oct. 29 . |
| 3 | A constitutional amendment endorsing the creation of a legislative assembly and council of ministers for Delhi was approved by Parliament on Dec. 20 . |
| 4 | The budget was approved by parliament on Nov. 17 and Dec. 20 , 1989 . |
| 5 | On Sept. 13 , 1990 , Finance Minister Bérégovoy presented the 1991 budget , which was approved by parliament on Nov. 20 [ see p. 37869 ] but revised in March 1991 to take into account Gulf war costs and the slowdown in the economy [ see p. 38113 ] . |