Example sentences of "votes [prep] [num] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Israeli cabinet yesterday rejected by eight votes to six a plea from the International Red Cross to allow food aid through . |
| 2 | The meeting accepted by 18 votes to six a proposal by the IWC 's scientific committee that commercial hunting could be resumed when stocks had reached 54 per cent of their estimated population prior to large-scale commercial exploitation . |
| 3 | The Supreme Soviet on Aug. 23 adopted by 183 votes to two a declaration of Armenia 's " independent statehood " . |
| 4 | The National Assembly on Oct. 17 adopted by 272 votes to 256 a bill introduced by Bérégovoy , banning corporate contributions to political parties . |
| 5 | In the Netherlands on Nov. 12 the Second Chamber ( lower house ) approved by 137 votes to 13 a bill to ratify the Treaty on condition that parliament be consulted in advance of the introduction of a single European currency ( a precondition also imposed by the German Bundestag — see p. 39158 ) . |
| 6 | The upper house of the federal assembly rejected by 18 votes to 17 a motion of no confidence in the Yugoslav-born American millionaire who took office in July , promising to heal ethnic rifts . |
| 7 | Collor was currently facing an impeachment trial before the Senate [ for background see pp. 38909-10 ; 39079 ] , and on Nov. 27 the Senate impeachment committee approved by 16 votes to one a report for submission to the full Senate recommending his definitive dismissal . |
| 8 | The House of Representatives on May 8 approved by the unexpectedly wide margin of 239 votes to 186 a bill which imposed a seven-day waiting period on the purchase of handguns . |
| 9 | In early December 1989 the Senate passed by 152 votes to 87 a bill prohibiting the previously legal possession and personal use of drugs , whether " soft " or " hard " . |
| 10 | And they defeated a Labour amendment to delay the Bill until after the Edinburgh summit by 319 votes to 313 a majority of just six for the Government . |
| 11 | On Dec. 11 , 1989 , the opposition-dominated Upper House passed by 136 votes to 111 a package of bills for the abolition of the 3 per cent GCT . |
| 12 | The Basque parliament on Feb. 15 passed by 38 votes to 23 a resolution proclaiming the right of the Basque people to self-determination and to decide freely and democratically on its political , economic , social and cultural status . |
| 13 | On July 24 , deputies from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms ( MRF ) voted with the ruling Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) to defeat by 130 votes to 104 a motion of no confidence in the government proposed by the BSP on July 17 . |